Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Epistemology, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Philosophy & Social Aspects
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Author: Michael J. Shaffer ISBN: 9781137271587
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: August 13, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Michael J. Shaffer
ISBN: 9781137271587
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: August 13, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English
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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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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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