{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Unifying Quantum and Relativistic Theories","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.theimagineershome.com\/blog","author_name":"jeffocal","author_url":"https:\/\/www.theimagineershome.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Instrumentalism or realism how should we decide?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"53LdI0YOVl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theimagineershome.com\/blog\/instrumentalism-or-realism-how-should-we-decide\/\">Instrumentalism or realism how should we decide?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theimagineershome.com\/blog\/instrumentalism-or-realism-how-should-we-decide\/embed\/#?secret=53LdI0YOVl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Instrumentalism or realism how should we decide?&#8221; &#8212; Unifying Quantum and Relativistic Theories\" data-secret=\"53LdI0YOVl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.theimagineershome.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"In the philosophy of science instrumentalism and realism define what constitutes an acceptable theory. Instrumentalists claim that scientific theories are merely useful tools for predicting phenomena instead of true or approximately true descriptions of the physical world while realists hold the view that they should be. As Richard DeWitt points out in his book &#8220;Worldviews: ... Read more"}