Books by Stathis Psillos

This study aims to restore the intuitive plausibility of scientific realism. The book shows that throughout the 20th century, scientific realism has been challenged by philosophical positions from all angles: from reductive empiricism, to instrumentalism and to modern sceptical empiricism.

What is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? And can there be an adequate theory of explanation? These questions and many others are addressed in this examination of the philosophical problems surrounding causation, laws and explanation. It provides an introduction to one of the enduring problems of philosophy.