tailieunhanh - THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS

Methodological philosophy of science concerns itself, among other things, with issues about the nature of scientific theories, of scientific explanation, and of intertheoretic reduction. Philosophers of science frequently have attempted to identify and "rationally reconstruct" distinct types of reasoning employed by scientists as they go about their business. Philosophical questions often asked in these contexts include: What counts as an explanation? When does one theory replace or reduce another? What, for that matter, is a theory? All too often, however, these reconstructions end up being quite far removed from the actual science being done. Much of interest remains in the details and gets lost in the process of philosophical. | The Devil in the Details n Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation Reduction and Emergence Robert w. Batterman THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS OXFORD STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE General Editor Paul Humphreys University of Virginia The Book of Evidence Peter Achinstein Science Truth and Democracy Philip Kitcher The Devil in the Details Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation Reduction and Emergence Robert w. .