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Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism
Michael Shaffer
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Paperback. 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. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349339068
SKU
V9781349339068
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About Michael Shaffer
MICHAEL SHAFFER is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Cloud State University, USA. He is the author of The 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.
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