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Counterfactuals And Scientific Realism

by Michael J. Shaffer
language: english
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, January of 2012 ‧
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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.

Counterfactuals And Scientific Realism

by Michael J. Shaffer

Property Description
ISBN: 9781349339068
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date: January of 2012
Language: English
Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 209
Format: Book
Collection: New Directions In The Philosophy Of Science
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Philosophy
EAN: 9781349339068

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