Introduction

Realism and reason

1-6

The skeptical arguments against realism i

inductive skepticism

7-36

The skeptical arguments – 2

37-77

Realism and inference to the best explanation

79-115

On the inference to unobservables

117-143

Underdetermination and theory preference

145-165

Eddington inferences in science – 1

atoms and molecules

167-190

Eddington inferences in science – 2

the size and shape of the universe

191-215