ABSTRACT
The article discusses the implications of high-energy physics for the scientific realism debate. After a brief introduction to high-energy physics, the anti-realist import of the erosion of intuition-based concepts in the context of high-energy physics is addressed. The text describes the tensions between entity realism and high-energy physics and discusses group structural realism, which has been proposed as a position that directly builds on core characteristics of gauge field theory. The chapter then proceeds to address more speculative developments in high-energy physics, discussing the intricate conceptual connection between arguments in favor of realism and arguments for having trust in a theory in the absence of empirical confirmation, the anti-realist significance of duality relations, and the significance of final theory claims for the realism debate.
