The Semantic Conception of Theories and Scientific Realism

"An authoritative account of

  the semantic conception of theories by one of its chief developers. Suppe has

  always seen the semantic conception as providing a way of moving beyond empiricist

  philosophies of science. This book provides the definitive account of his views

  not only on the issue of realism, but also on a variety of other issues central

  to the philosophy of science."

  -- Ronald N. Giere, author of Explaining Science: A Cognitive Approach