ABSTRACT
This article reviews the various arguments advanced in support of scientific realism that draw on the success of science, starting with the No Miracles Argument. It analyzes the significance of predictions of novel phenomena as evidence for the truth or approximate truth of a theory. It also considers criticisms of the inference from the success of science to the truth of our theories. Finally it examines a number of recently developed realist positions as well as anti-realist alternatives that seek to explain the success of science.
