This paper counters an objection raised against one of Bertrand Russell's lesser-known
epistemological views, viz.“structural realism”(SR). In short, SR holds that at most we have …

This paper examines in detail two paths that lead to Structural Realism (SR), viz. a
substantive philosophical position which asserts that only the structure of the world is …

A structuralist perspective is one that sees the investigation of the structural features of a
domain of interest as the primary goal of enquiry. This vision has shaped research …

In this dissertation, I examine a view called'Epistemic Structural Realism', which holds that
we can, at best, have knowledge of the structure of the physical world. Put crudely, we can …

Structural realism has been proposed as an epistemological position interpolating between
realism and sceptical anti-realism about scientific theories. The structural realist who accepts …

In responding to my criticism of their ontic form of structural realism, Steven French and
James Ladyman indicate that" there could be more agreement than disagreement between …

In the last decade, structural realism has been presented as the most promising strategy for
developing a defensible realist view of science. Nevertheless, controversy still continues in …

Summary In recent years Structural Realism has been revived as a compromise candidate
to resolve the long-standing question of scientific realism. Recent debate over structural …

This paper is a review of work on Newman's objection to epistemic structural realism (ESR).
In Section 2, a brief statement of ESR is provided. In Section 3, Newman's objection and its …

In a recent series of papers, John Worrall has defended and elaborated a philosophical
position–traced back to Poincaré–which he calls structural realism. This view stands in …