The Devil in the Details
Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence
Seiten
2001
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-514647-9 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-514647-9 (ISBN)
Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptotic reasoning, which he argues has important consequences for our understanding of the scientific process as a whole. He simplifies some of the more complex questions about universal behaviour, demonstrating a an understanding of the underlying structures that ground them.
Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptotic reasoning, which he argues has important consequences for our understanding of the scientific process as a whole. He argues that asymptotic reasoning is essential for explaining what physicists call universal behaviour: in this type of reasoning, a scientific observer may choose to focus on only a handful among many avaliable variables, while arguing that the others make little or no contribution to the behaviour in a given system. With clarity and rigour, Batterman simplifies some of the more complex questions about universal behaviour, demonstrating a profound understanding of the underlying structures that ground them. This book introduces a valuable new method that offers the possibility of filling explanatory gaps across disciplines and is guaranteed a broad and enthusiastic readership.
Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptotic reasoning, which he argues has important consequences for our understanding of the scientific process as a whole. He argues that asymptotic reasoning is essential for explaining what physicists call universal behaviour: in this type of reasoning, a scientific observer may choose to focus on only a handful among many avaliable variables, while arguing that the others make little or no contribution to the behaviour in a given system. With clarity and rigour, Batterman simplifies some of the more complex questions about universal behaviour, demonstrating a profound understanding of the underlying structures that ground them. This book introduces a valuable new method that offers the possibility of filling explanatory gaps across disciplines and is guaranteed a broad and enthusiastic readership.
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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.12.2001 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science |
| Zusatzinfo | numerous figures |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 231 x 160 mm |
| Gewicht | 445 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Logik | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-514647-6 / 0195146476 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-514647-9 / 9780195146479 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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