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Fictions in science : philosophical essays on modeling and idealization / edited by Mauricio Sua?rez.

Contributor(s): Sua?rez, MauricioMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Routledge studies in the philosophy of science ; 4.Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2009Description: vi, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780415990356; 0415990351 (hbk)Subject(s): Science -- Philosophy | Science -- MethodologyDDC classification: 501 LOC classification: Q175 | .F53 2009Online resources: Click here to view Also available as an electronic resource. Taylor & Francis (http://www.taylorandfrancis.com)
Contents:
pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. The nature of fictions in science -- pt. 3. The explanatory power of fictions -- pt. 4. Fictions in the physical sciences -- pt. 5. Fictions in the special sciences -- pt. 6. Fictions and realism.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. The nature of fictions in science -- pt. 3. The explanatory power of fictions -- pt. 4. Fictions in the physical sciences -- pt. 5. Fictions in the special sciences -- pt. 6. Fictions and realism.

Also available as an electronic resource. Taylor & Francis (http://www.taylorandfrancis.com)

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