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1. 1. Unknowability

   An Inquiry into the Limits of Knowledge

   

   The book argues that limits to human knowledge are pervasive and systematic: some things are unknowable because of practical constraints, some because of intrinsic logical or mathematical undecidability, and others because of complexity, chaos, or the open-ended character of inquiry. It classifies different kinds and sources of unknowability, examines their implications for science, history, and everyday reasoning, and urges epistemic humility while outlining pragmatic responses—heuristics, probabilistic reasoning, and fallibilist methods—that allow us to cope with and often make useful, approximate knowledge despite the inevitability of persistent gaps.

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2. 2. Scientific Realism

   

   The book mounts a careful defense of a qualified scientific realism, arguing that scientific theories aim at truth and that their empirical success and explanatory power provide reasonable warrant for belief in both observable and unobservable aspects of the world, while also acknowledging the fallibility and revisability of scientific knowledge. It examines classic anti-realist challenges—such as underdetermination, theory change, and the pessimistic meta-induction—and responds by emphasizing criteria like predictive success, coherence, and methodological constraints that together justify a pragmatic, epistemically modest realism grounded in the practice and progress of science.

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3. 3. Methodological Pragmatism

   

   A sustained defense of a pragmatic approach to intellectual method, arguing that methodological principles function as fallible tools whose legitimacy derives from their practical success in advancing cognitive goals. The work treats methods as heuristics to be judged by considerations such as simplicity, coherence, explanatory power, conservatism, and fruitfulness, and it emphasizes methodological pluralism and flexibility: competing rules are to be balanced and resolved by appeal to their problem-solving effectiveness rather than by appeal to immutable metaphysical truths. The overall aim is to provide a systematic account of how researchers and theorists should choose and revise procedures for inquiry, grounding methodological norms in instrumental and epistemic payoffs while urging ongoing meta-methodological reflection to promote progress in knowledge-seeking endeavors.