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John N. Wright

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John N. Wright
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsLaTrobe University
Main interests
philosophy of science

John N. Wright is a philosopher and Adjunct Research Fellow in Philosophy at LaTrobe University. Previously he was Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle. He is known for his works on philosophy of science.

Books

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  • An Epistemic Foundation for Scientific Realism: Defending Realism Without Inference to the Best Explanation. Springer. 2018[1]
  • Explaining Science's Success: Understanding How Scientific Knowledge Works, Acumen, 2013[2][3][4]
  • Realism and Explanatory Priority. Springer. 1997
  • Science and the Theory of Rationality. Aldershot, Hants, England: Avebury. 1991

References

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  1. ^ Shech, Elay (3 June 2019). "John Wright, An Epistemic Foundation for Scientific Realism". BSPS.
  2. ^ Leplin, J. (16 December 2013). "Rev. of Explaining Science's Success: Understanding How Scientific Knowledge Works By John Wright". Analysis. 74 (1): 184–185. doi:10.1093/analys/ant112. ISSN 0003-2638.
  3. ^ Ivanova, Milena (2 January 2014). "Explaining Science's Success: Understanding How Scientific Knowledge Works". International Studies in the Philosophy of Science. 28 (1): 105–108. doi:10.1080/02698595.2014.915655. ISSN 0269-8595.
  4. ^ Brown, Matthew J. (14 August 2013). "Review of Explaining Science's Success: Understanding How Scientific Knowledge Works". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
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