TY - BOOK AU - Sua?rez,Mauricio TI - Fictions in science: philosophical essays on modeling and idealization T2 - Routledge studies in the philosophy of science SN - 9780415990356 AV - Q175 .F53 2009 U1 - 501 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Routledge KW - Science KW - Philosophy KW - Methodology N1 - 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) UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780415990356 ER -