Beyond realism and antirealism?
the strange case of Dewey's instrumentalism
pp. 67-82
Abstract
The following article aims to shed a light on the role of instrumentalism in John Dewey's epistemology as well as philosophy of science. Its basic conclusion is that Dewey can be considered an unorthodox realist, following the terminology by Godfrey-Smith , and that his instrumentalist position can be interpreted as a problem-solving approach (Laudan ) to science. The connection to Logical Empiricism lies in Hans Reichenbach 's analysis of Dewyan instrumentalism.
Publication details
Published in:
Stadler Friedrich, Weidtmann Niels, Pihlström Sami (2017) Logical empiricism and pragmatism. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 67-82
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50730-9_4
Full citation:
Rubeis Giovanni (2017) „Beyond realism and antirealism?: the strange case of Dewey's instrumentalism“, In: F. Stadler, N. Weidtmann & S. Pihlström (eds.), Logical empiricism and pragmatism, Dordrecht, Springer, 67–82.