ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an introduction to an anti-realism, followed by a thought experiment. It is followed by a short discussion and then a series of questions. One of the more famous arguments in favour of anti-realism is an argument known as the pessimistic meta-induction. As the name suggests, the argument leads to the conclusion that people should not suppose that the scientific theories are true. The thought experiment presents a case where Riham is very keen on induction. She thinks, that if the Sun has risen on the last 13,000 mornings, that gives her a pretty good reason to think that the Sun will rise tomorrow. The questions are intended to get the philosophy students thinking about the problems. They have used these kinds of questions in seminars as the questions set for seminars. The chapter also gives a cursory sketch of some of the ways in which philosophers have responded to the thought experiment.
