Counterfactuals and scientific realism /
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2012.
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| Series: | New directions in the philosophy of science.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137271587 1137271582 |