New Directions in the Philosophy of Science

Shaffer, Michael J.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349339068

DOI: 10.1057/9781137271587

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 209