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Realism
About: Realism is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 10799 publications have been published within this topic receiving 175785 citations.
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TL;DR: Critical realism as discussed by the authors is a type of realism defined in Kant's sense as related to the question of the existence of the tempospatial world, and it distinguishes itself as a middle way between naive realism and other extremes.
Abstract: Critical realism has been used in connection with different epistemological positions. The article reviews its different uses in German, American, and British philosophy and examines its relation to Barbour's introduction of the term in the science and theology debate. The result is that there is a close connection to scientific realism, but not to philosophical critical realism in a narrower sense. Critical realism is a type of realism defining the term in Kant's sense as related to the question of the existence of the tempospatial world. It distinguishes itself as a middle way between naive realism and other extremes.
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TL;DR: In this paper, Regrounding realism: Anarchy, security, and changing material contexts, is discussed in the context of security studies, with a focus on cyber-physical threats.
Abstract: (2000). Regrounding realism: Anarchy, security, and changing material contexts. Security Studies: Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 1-42.
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TL;DR: In this article, the absence of conflict between Romania and Hungary after the end of the Cold War presents a fascinating puzzle on which various strains of international relations theory can be brought to bear.
Abstract: The absence of conflict between Romania and Hungary after the end of the Cold War presents a fascinating puzzle on which various strains of international relations theory can be brought to bear. Contrary to the expectations of realism, cooperative behavior has been pursued by these two historic antagonists. Expectations from realism, liberalism, liberal institutionalism, and social constructivism are tested on this dyad and results are compared to other cases. The investigation concludes that both international institutional norms and changes in the domestic governments of these states were necessary as factors in this anomalous behavior.
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01 Sep 2010TL;DR: The legacy of legal formalism in international relations is discussed in this article, where legal realism and behaviouralist social science are combined with romanticism and irresponsible statecraft, and the justiciability of disputes are discussed.
Abstract: 1. Hans J. Morgenthau in International Relations 2. The justiciability of disputes 3. Hans Kelsen and the reality of norms 4. Legal realism and behaviouralist social science 5. Legalism, romanticism and irresponsible statecraft 6. The legacy of legal formalism.
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TL;DR: In this article, a survey article discusses the pragmatist tradition in twentieth century philosophy of science and how some pragmatists, classical and modern, have attempted to deal with it.
Abstract: This survey article discusses the pragmatist tradition in twentieth century philosophy of science. Pragmatism, originating with Charles Peirce's writings on the pragmatic maxim in the 1870s, is a background both for scientific realism and, via the views of William James and John Dewey, for the relativist and/or constructivist forms of neopragmatism that have often been seen as challenging the very ideas of scientific rationality and objectivity. The paper shows how the issue of realism arises in pragmatist philosophy of science and how some pragmatists, classical and modern, have attempted to deal with it. Various dimensions of the realism dispute are thus discussed, especially realism as contrasted to instrumentalism and realism as contrasted to relativism/constructivism. It is argued that the pragmatist tradition cannot avoid these tensions but is largely constituted by them.
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