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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
ISBN-10
1349339067
ISBN-13
9781349339068
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 2012
Print length
209 Pages
Weight
288 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 1.60 cms
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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.
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.
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