A Realist Theory of Science - Paperbackby Roy Bhaskar (Author) The groundbreaking text that forms the foundation for the philosophical movement of critical realism. Author Biography Roy Bhaskar is an independent scholar and founder of the critical realist movement in the social sciences. He is the author of several books, including The Possibility of Naturalism, Reclaiming Reality, Dialectic: The Pulse of Freedom and Philosophy and the Idea of Freedom. Number of Pages: 288 Dimensions: 0.