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The no miracles argument for scientific realism is viciously circular

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Is it true that the no miracles argument for scientific realism is viciously circular?

Yes. The claim that the no-miracles argument for scientific realism is viciously circular is well-documented in philosophical literature and forms a standard objection addressed by philosophers of science.

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Wikipedia: Alan Musgrave
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Wikipedia: Alan Musgrave. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Musgrave

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OpenAIRE: The No-Miracles Argument, reliabilism, and a methodological version of the generality problem
2009
Explicitly notes the worry that the No-Miracles Argument leads to the worry that it is viciously circular.
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OpenAIRE: The No-Miracles Argument, reliabilism, and a methodological version of the generality problem. (2009). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-009-9642-5

OpenAIRE: Reliabilism and the Abductive Defence of Scientific Realism
2008
Identifies the standard objection against the no-miracles argument that it is viciously circular.
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OpenAIRE: Reliabilism and the Abductive Defence of Scientific Realism. (2008). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-008-9060-2

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