The Devil in the Details : Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence

Name: The Devil in the Details
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
SKU: 9780195146479
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ISBN: 9780195146479

by Dr Robert W. Batterman

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Format Hardback

Book Series Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science

ISBN-10 0195146476

ISBN-13 9780195146479

Publisher Oxford University Press Inc

Imprint Oxford University Press Inc

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 20th, 2001

Print length 160 Pages

Weight 390 grams

Dimensions 16.00 x 23.70 x 1.70 cms

Product Classification: Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge Philosophy: logic Philosophy 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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