The Devil in the Details : Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science
ISBN-10
0195146476
ISBN-13
9780195146479
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
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Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 20th, 2001
Print length
160 Pages
Weight
390 grams
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16.00 x 23.70 x 1.70 cms
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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledgePhilosophy: logicPhilosophy of science
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Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptotic reasoning, which he argues has important consequences for our understanding of the scientific process as a whole. He simplifies some of the more complex questions about universal behaviour, demonstrating a an understanding of the underlying structures that ground them.
Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptotic reasoning, which he argues has important consequences for our understanding of the scientific process as a whole. He argues that asymptotic reasoning is essential for explaining what physicists call universal behaviour: in this type of reasoning, a scientific observer may choose to focus on only a handful among many avaliable variables, while arguing that the others make little or no contribution to the behaviour in a given system. With clarity and rigour, Batterman simplifies some of the more complex questions about universal behaviour, demonstrating a profound understanding of the underlying structures that ground them. This book introduces a valuable new method that offers the possibility of filling explanatory gaps across disciplines and is guaranteed a broad and enthusiastic readership.
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