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I will explain in the following paper why I believe that realism and instrumentalism are erroneous approaches to science and why seems to be the more valid approach. I believe that truth is relative to language. The word theory in greek means ....

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... a theory it is accepted as true. So to argue realism would be to argue that no other realities have any causal effect on the observed phenomenon. There can be other truths – different stories about the world – each of which it may be proper to believe. I think its quite narcissistic, not to mention egotistical, to think that we know the totality of science to the extent that we think we’re qualified to make such conjectures about the true nature of the world in which we live. Therefore, I consider realism to be an erroneous approach to science. Before determining the validity of instrumentalism, I think we must look ...