The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence

ISBN-13: 9780195314885 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 156 str.

Robert W. Batterman

Opis

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.