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Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism (Hardcover): Michael J. Shaffer

Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism (Hardcover)

Michael J. Shaffer

Series: 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.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
Release date: October 2012
First published: 2012
Authors: Michael J. Shaffer
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 978-0-230-30845-9
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
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LSN: 0-230-30845-7
Barcode: 9780230308459

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