Philosophy of Astrophysics : Stars, Simulations, and the Struggle to Determine What Is Out There. - Mills Boyd, Nora.; De Baerdemaeker, Siska; Heng, Kevin; Matarese, Vera. (Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2023)
14.2.3.1 The Positive Analogy -- 14.2.3.2 The Negative Analogy -- 14.2.3.3 The Hypothetical Analogy? -- 14.2.3.4 Formalisation -- 14.3 What Is the Relationship Between Them? -- 14.3.1 Naïve Formalism -- 14.3.2 Sophisticated Formalism -- 14.3.3 Classicalism -- 14.4 Conclusion -- References -- 15 Extragalactic Reality Revisited: Astrophysics and Entity Realism -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Entity Realism -- 15.2.1 Hacking's Manipulationist Account -- 15.2.2 Cartwright's Causal-Explanatory Account -- 15.2.3 Chakravartty's Semi-realism -- 15.3 Astrophysical Black Holes -- 15.3.1 Discovery of Black Holes -- 15.3.1.1 Stellar Black Holes -- 15.3.1.2 Supermassive Black Holes -- 15.4 Black Hole Realism? -- 15.4.1 Cartwright -- 15.4.1.1 Multi-Messenger Astronomy -- 15.4.2 Chakravartty -- 15.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part IV Concluding Thoughts -- 16 Reflections by a Theoretical Astrophysicist -- References -- 17 Annotated Bibliography -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Methodologies in Astrophysics -- 17.3 Models and Simulations -- 17.4 Realism and Antirealism -- 17.5 Theories and Testing -- 17.6 SSK and Social Issues -- 17.7 Typicality and Extra-Terrestrials -- 17.8 Dark Matter and MOND.
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