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In 1989 Worrall published an article in the journal Dialectica arguing for a middle ground between realism and antirealism.

From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2014

In class, we debated the merits of realism and antirealism.

From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2014

Besides, at times the arguments for antirealism struck me as utterly absurd.

From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2014

There’s Kantean antirealism, which says that while there is a real world out there independent of us, there’s no way for us to know it.

From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2014

Prose showed two trends: realism, which was now free to examine all aspects of human existence; and antirealism, which showed influences of some contemporary French writers.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.