Sentences with phrase «realist epistemology»

But the converse of this was also amply revealed by history: whenever a method of science was proposed that ran counter to or excluded a realist epistemology... a real or potential threat was posed to science» [4].

The doctrine of creation assumed the existence and essential dependability of external reality and the doctrine of the Incarnation practically anchored a realist epistemology as an essential philosophical prerequisite of Christian faith.

With this renewed enthusiasm forThomist realism Jaki began to discover that, «whenever a great creative advance took place in science, one could notice that those chiefly responsible for that step cast their vote, however unconsciously, for a realist epistemology.