Counterfactuals and scientific realism
Auteur :
Shaffer, Michael J.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349339068
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.