Idealization and the Aims of Science. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Angela Potochnik.
• Authors: Potochnik, Angela
• Contents: Preface; 1. Introduction: Doing Science in a Complex World; 2. Complex Causality and Simplified Representation; 3. The Diversity of Scientific Projects; 4. Science Isnâ#x80;#x99;t after the Truth; 5. Causal Pattern Explanations; 6. Levels and Fields of Science; 7. Scientific Pluralism and Its Limits; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes; References
• Publisher Details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 501; Philosophy -- General; Philosophy -- Epistemology; Philosophy -- Methodology; Science -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Psychology -- Cognitive Psychology; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Idealism; Science -- Philosophy; Science -- Philosophy; Idealism; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226507194
• Related ISBNs: 022650719X
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