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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2012.
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| Colección: | New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
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| Acceso en línea: | Clic para texto completo. Acceso restringido UPSA. Clic para texto completo desde fuera UPSA. |
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| Sumario: | 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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| ISBN: | 9781137271587 |
| Acceso: | El acceso desde las instalaciones de la UPSA es libre. Para el acceso remoto, desde fuera de la UPSA, se pedirá autenticación con la cuenta del campus virtual UPSA |
