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With his introduction of the concept of constructive empiricism, Van Fraassen's work allowed for the revival of scientific anti-realism, and a break from logical positivism.
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Van Fraassen upholds that metaphysics can not be successful in accounting for laws of nature, arguing that there are no laws of nature. Instead, empiricism should serve as a construct for models which represent these phenomena. Fraassen effectively denounces laws and symmetry as necessary for observation.
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Van Fraassen seeks to discover and explain the "complex relationship between appearance and reality in the scientific world-picture" through the defense of the empirical "picture-theory" of science. His work not only addresses how people use different methods to represent the world, but also how science uses different methods to represent natural phenomena.
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Bas van Fraassen introduces a new angle at which to study and interpret the empiricist tradition. He addresses the need to bridge the gap and build a relationship within philosophy between secularism and science.
