The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence
Robert W. Batterman
Robert Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptomatic reasoning, arguing that it has important consequences for our understanding of the scientific process as a whole. He maintains that asymptomatic 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.
Year:
2006
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
Language:
english
Pages:
160
ISBN 10:
0195314883
ISBN 13:
9780195314885
Series:
Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science
File:
RAR, 513 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2006