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1. Philosophy Of Science

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   Instrumentalism: Theories are merely useful tools for predicting observable phenomena, not literal descriptions of reality.
   Constructive Empiricism (Bas van Fraassen): Science aims only for theories that are empirically adequate—that accurately describe all observable phenomena. Unobservable entities remain ontologically indeterminate.
   A notable challenge to realism is the Pessimistic Meta-Induction (PMI), …