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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Series Editor’s Preface Acknowledgements Introduction The Concept of Idealization The Ubiquity of Idealization and Its Logic Epistemic Access, Confirmation and Idealization Idealization, Inference to the Best Explanation and Scientific Realism References IndexCirca l’autore
MICHAEL SHAFFER is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Cloud State University, USA. He is the author ofThe Experimental Turn and the Methods of Philosophy, co-editor of
What Place for the A Priori? and has published many articles about epistemology, logic and the philosophy of science.
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 209 ● ISBN 9781137271587 ● Dimensione 1.3 MB ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2012 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 3446880 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale
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