Full Idea
The claim of modest realism is that there is a subject-independent reality; the presumptuous claim is that we are capable of describing that reality accurately.
Gist of Idea
Modest realism says there is a reality; the presumptuous view says we can accurately describe it
Source
Stephen Mumford (Dispositions [1998], 09.1)
Book Reference
Mumford,Stephen: 'Dispositions' [OUP 1998], p.192
A Reaction
And the super-presumptuous claim is that there only exists one ultimate accurate description of reality. I am happy to call myself a Modest Realist on this one.
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