Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism By Michael J. Shaffer

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Philosophy of science

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Palgrave macmillan uk

Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism : Palgrave Macmillan : 9780230308459 : 0230308457 : 24 Apr 2012 : 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.

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