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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Philosophy/Introduction_to_History_and_Philosophy_of_Science_(Barseghyan_Overgaard_and_Rupik)/01%3A_Chapters/1.11%3A_Worldviews-_Metaphysical_ComponentsThe text explores the concept of a scientific mosaic, which encompasses the collective theories and methods accepted and employed by a scientific community. While individual elements within a mosaic r...The text explores the concept of a scientific mosaic, which encompasses the collective theories and methods accepted and employed by a scientific community. While individual elements within a mosaic remain relatively stable, the mosaic itself is in constant flux due to ongoing research and discoveries. Changes to a mosaic can affect the community's worldview, defined by its metaphysical components, but not all changes lead to a fundamental shift in worldview.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Philosophy/Introduction_to_History_and_Philosophy_of_Science_(Barseghyan_Overgaard_and_Rupik)/01%3A_Chapters/1.05%3A_Scientific_ProgressThe text delves into the evolution of scientific theories, questioning their ability to describe both observable and unobservable aspects of the world. It contrasts scientific realism, which posits th...The text delves into the evolution of scientific theories, questioning their ability to describe both observable and unobservable aspects of the world. It contrasts scientific realism, which posits that theories describe real entities and processes, with instrumentalism, viewing them as mere tools without necessarily representing reality. The text explores subtypes of realism like entity and structural realism but critiques their historical accuracy.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Philosophy/It's_Funny_'Cause_It's_True_(Henrigillis_and_Gimbel)/02%3A_Metaphysics/2.01%3A_MetaphysicsThis is philosophy.) So, if one were to ask you if there really was a chair in front of you, you would certainly say, “Of course, I see that chair.” The question is, “Where is your vision of the chair...This is philosophy.) So, if one were to ask you if there really was a chair in front of you, you would certainly say, “Of course, I see that chair.” The question is, “Where is your vision of the chair?” It isn’t out there in the world. The central question of metaphysics is “What justifies your move from the vision in your mind to a reality outside of your mind?” How do you know the world as you perceive it is the real world?
