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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
2001
ISBN
0195146476, 9780195146479
Open Library ID
OL7389749M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
992 kB (1016076 bytes)
Series
Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Pages
155\155
DPI
300
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Robert Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptotic reasoning, arguing that it has important consequences for our understanding of the scientific process as a whole. He maintains that asymptotic 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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