Timothy D. Lyons is Chair of Philosophy and Professor of Philosophy of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He has numerous publications on the scientific realism debate in, for instance, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, Synthese, and The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Science. He is the author of Scientific Realism: Elements in the Philosophy of Science (Cambridge University Press, 2021).

Peter Vickers is Associate Professor and Reader in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom. He is the author of Understanding Inconsistent Science (Oxford University Press, 2013) and the Associate Editor of the journal Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. He has several publications on the scientific realism debate in, for instance, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, Synthese, and The European Journal for Philosophy of Science.

Mario Alai
Anjan Chakravartty
Ludwig Fahrbach
Jonathon Hricko
Keith Hutchison
Jennifer Jhun
James Ladyman
Teru Miyake
Amanda J. Nichols
Patricia Palacios
Myron A. Penner
Stathis Psillos
Eric R. Scerri
George E. Smith
P. Kyle Stanford
Dana Tulodziecki
Giovanni Valente

"The book, which is a highly valuable resource for researchers, begins with an introductory chapter and editorial summary of the papers in the collection, which are then divided into two parts, one dealing mainly with historical case studies and the other with contemporary issues." -- Elay Shech, Metascience

"Debates over scientific realism will certainly continue, but this volume provides a basis for substantive, informed, and further careful work. Recommended. Graduate students and faculty." -- D. Bantz, University of Alaska, CHOICE

"a highly valuable resource for researchers" -- Elay Shech, Metascience