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Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism

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Book Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism Michael J. Shaffer
Libristo code: 12042217
Publishers Palgrave Macmillan, January 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.

About the book

Full name Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism
Author Michael J. Shaffer
Language English
Binding Book - Paperback
Date of issue 2012
Number of pages 209
EAN 9781349339068
Libristo code 12042217
Publishers Palgrave Macmillan
Weight 263
Dimensions 140 x 216 x 12

Categories

Philosophy & Religion > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
Philosophy & Religion > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy: logic
Mathematics & Science > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
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