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Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism

Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism

Paperback

Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science

PhilosophyHistory & Philosophy of ScienceLogic

ISBN10: 1349339067
ISBN13: 9781349339068
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: Jan 1 2012
Pages: 209
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.47 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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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