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The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence

By Robert W. Batterman

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2006
ISBN
9780195314885, 0195314883
Open Library ID
OL7392978M
Language
english
Format
RAR
Filesize
513 kB (525599 bytes)
Series
Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Pages
160\0
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

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.

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