title: A " RIP VAN WINKLE HYPOTHESIS " TO RESOLVE THE REALISM - ANTIREALISM DEBATE creator: Abbas, Dr. Afsar subject: Philosophy of Science description: The intensity of debate between the realists and antirealists shows no sign of abating. Here a new hypothesis is proposed to resolve the issue. The requirement of consistency and continuity are built-in in the methodology of this hypothesis. This new hypothesis supports realism. date: 2005-11 type: Preprint type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf identifier: http://cogprints.org/4619/1/psrvw.pdf identifier: Abbas, Dr. Afsar (2005) A " RIP VAN WINKLE HYPOTHESIS " TO RESOLVE THE REALISM - ANTIREALISM DEBATE. [Preprint] relation: http://cogprints.org/4619/