Saatsi, J (2016) Models, Idealisations, and Realism. In: Ippoliti, E, Sterpetti, F and Nickles, T, (eds.) Models and Inferences in Science. Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics (SAPERE), 25 . Springer International Publishing , Switzerland , pp. 173-189. ISBN 978-3-319-28162-9
Abstract
I explore a challenge that idealisations pose to scientific realism and argue that the realist can best accommodate idealisations by capitalising on certain modal features of idealised models that are underwritten by laws of nature.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Institution: | The University of Leeds |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2015 14:36 |
| Last Modified: | 23 May 2016 06:29 |
| Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28163-6_10 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Series Name: | Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics (SAPERE) |
| Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-319-28163-6_10 |
| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91261 |
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