The Devil in the Details
Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2001
- Category
- Epistemology
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780195146479
- Publish Date
- Dec 2001
- List Price
- $140.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195314885
- Publish Date
- Dec 2006
- List Price
- $63.00
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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.
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Contributor Notes
Robert W. Batterman is at Ohio State University.