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The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence

The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence

Batterman, Robert W.

Hardcover

Series: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science

PhilosophyGeneral PsychologyHistory & Philosophy of Science

ISBN10: 0195146476
ISBN13: 9780195146479
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Nov 29 2001
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.18 Depth: 9.48
Language: English
Robert Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptotic reasoning, arguing that it has important consequences for our understanding of the scientific process as a whole. He maintains that asymptotic reasoning is essential for explaining what physicists call universal behavior. With clarity and rigor, he simplifies complex questions about universal behavior, demonstrating a profound understanding of the underlying structures that ground them. This book introduces a valuable new method that is certain to fill explanatory gaps across disciplines.

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