Michael J. Shaffer
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2012
9780230308459
Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2012
ISBN13: 9780230308459
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
The author attempts to show that scientific realism is compatible with the presence of idealization in the sciences. His main contention is that idealized theories can be treated as counterfactuals about how things are in worlds that are similar to but simpler than the actual world.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230308459
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Series Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Introduction The Concept of Idealization The Ubiquity of Idealization and Its Logic Epistemic Access, Confirmation and Idealization Idealization, Inference to the Best Explanation and Scientific Realism References Index