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Minimal Realism

Minimal Realism is a position within the philosophy of science that qualifies as a form of scientific realism, distinct from more robust realism, by asserting that the success of scientific theories warrants belief only in the minimal, non-metaphysically-laden empirical adequacy of those theories rather than in the literal truth of their theoretical claims.

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2017–2026

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Real-izing information systems: critical realism as an underpinning philosophy for information systems

John Mingers · Information and Organization · 2004 · 425 citations

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The Folly of Trying to Define Truth

Donald A. Davidson · The Journal of Philosophy · 1996 · 403 citations

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Incompleteness, Non Locality and Realism: A Prolegomenon to the Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics

Peter Gibbins · Philosophical Books · 1988 · 306 citations

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Reduction, explanation, and realism

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 290 citations

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Overcoming theory-practice inconsistencies: Critical realism and information systems research

Matthew L. Smith · Information and Organization · 2006 · 218 citations

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Authors

68

  1. JM
    John Mingers

    University of Kent, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 472 citations

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  2. CW
    Crispin Wright

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 41 citations

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  3. HP
    Hilary Putnam

    Harvard University Press, United States

    1 publications · 56 citations

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  4. AE
    Alkistis Elliott‐Graves

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    1 publications · 47 citations

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  5. RW
    Robert Wachbroit

    American University in Cairo, Egypt

    1 publications · 17 citations

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Institutions

52

  1. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    557 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    87 citations

  3. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    215 citations

  4. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  5. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

    Bolzano, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    112 citations

  6. Hong Kong Metropolitan University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    306 citations

  7. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    94 citations

  8. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    82 citations

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Venues

  1. The Philosophical Quarterly

    4 publications · 232 citations

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  2. Information and Organization

    3 publications · 690 citations

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  3. Analysis

    2 publications · 92 citations

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  4. Philosophical Papers

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  5. Australasian Journal of Philosophy

    2 publications · 42 citations

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