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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.
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Asymptotic Reasoning
- 3: Philosophical Theories of Explanation
- 4: Asymptotic Explanation
- 5: Philosophical Models of Reduction
- 6: Intertheoretic Relations - Optics
- 7: Intertheoretic Relations - Mechanics
- 8: Emergence
- 9: Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | Antike |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195314885 |
| ISBN-10: | 0195314883 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Batterman, Robert W. |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 9 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Robert W. Batterman |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 15.12.2006 |
| Gewicht: | 0,237 kg |