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The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence by Dr Robert W. Batterman (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University)

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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ; 2. Asymptotic Reasoning ; 3. Philosophical Theories of Explanation ; 4. Asymptotic Explanation ; 5. Philosophical Models of Reduction ; 6. Intertheoretic Relations - Optics ; 7. Intertheoretic Relations - Mechanics ; 8. Emergence ; 9. Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index

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NLS9780195314885
9780195314885
0195314883
The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence by Dr Robert W. Batterman (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University)
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Oxford University Press Inc
2006-12-15
156
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