the aim of the present paper is to sbo» that anti-realism in science, 1vhich has a1;guab/y become more fashionable in recentyears, contrary to tuha: its proponents assert, cannot make use of quantum mechanics and its impressiue achievements as a frump card in justifying its claims. i will argue that scientific anti-realism far from providing scientific communiry with a progressive methodologica...

Introduction Traditionally, governmental funding of scientific research has been based on input factors (e.g. student numbers), however since the end of the 1980s most developed countries have introduced assessment systems based on scientific output. Numerous examples of research quality assessment can be named as products of innovation and incremental change (Barker, 2007; Hicks, 2012; RDI Cou...

This quadrennial Assessment was prepared by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) for the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The Assessment reports on key findings on environment and health since the last full Assessment of 2006, paying attention to the interactions between ozone depletion and climate change. Simultaneous publication of the Assessment in the scientific literature aim...