Entity Realism: Belief in Theoretical Entities Without Law Realism
- While Cartwright is skeptical of the truth of theoretical laws, she accepts the reality of well-supported theoretical entities
- This "entity realism" acknowledges the practical existence of entities inferred from causal relationships
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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai is a renowned expert in cardiology, medical research methodology and evidence synthesis
Nancy Cartwright's How the Laws of Physics Lie argues that fundamental laws in physics describe idealized models rather than reality. She emphasizes the importance of phenomenological laws and causal explanations for practical knowledge. The book challenges traditional views of scientific explanation, highlighting the limitations of theoretical laws
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