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Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism (e-bog) af Shaffer, Michael J.
Shaffer, Michael J. (forfatter)

Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism e-bog

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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.
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Forfattere Shaffer, Michael J. (forfatter)
Forlag Palgrave Macmillan
Udgivet 13 august 2012
Genrer Philosophy of science
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781137271587

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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.