Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism - New Directions in the Philosophy of Science - Michael J. Shaffer - Books - Palgrave Macmillan - 9780230308459 - August 13, 2012
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Michael J. Shaffer
Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism - New Directions in the Philosophy of Science

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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.

224 pages

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Released August 13, 2012
ISBN13 9780230308459
Publishers Palgrave Macmillan
Pages 209
Dimensions 143 × 219 × 18 mm   ·   430 g
Language English  

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