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Idealization and the Aims of Science (Paperback)
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Idealization and the Aims of Science (Paperback)
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Science is the study of our world, as it is in its messy reality.
Nonetheless, science requires idealization to function-if we are to
attempt to understand the world, we have to find ways to reduce its
complexity. Idealization and the Aims of Science shows just how
crucial idealization is to science and why it matters. Beginning
with the acknowledgment of our status as limited human agents
trying to make sense of an exceedingly complex world, Angela
Potochnik moves on to explain how science aims to depict and make
use of causal patterns-a project that makes essential use of
idealization. She offers case studies from a number of branches of
science to demonstrate the ubiquity of idealization, shows how
causal patterns are used to develop scientific explanations, and
describes how the necessarily imperfect connection between science
and truth leads to researchers' values influencing their findings.
The resulting book is a tour de force, a synthesis of the study of
idealization that also offers countless new insights and avenues
for future exploration.
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