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The legitimacy of interpreting scientific theory in a realistic way has been increasingly accepted by physicists and philosophers of science. For centuries the results of relevant investigations in natural sciences have made it possible to use the hypothetico-deductive method fruitfully. This tremendously strengthens the rationality of, and the belief, in realistic interpretations.
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Wulun, J. (1996). Double Structure of Tao Reality. In: Cohen, R.S., Hilpinen, R., Renzong, Q. (eds) Realism and Anti-Realism in the Philosophy of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 169. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8638-2_23
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