The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence
Oxford University Press (2002)
| Abstract | 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. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Reasoning Science Philosophy Science Methodology | |||||||||
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| Call number | Q175.32.R45.B37 2002 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0195146476 9780195146479 | |||||||||
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