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Philosophy Epistemology

The Devil in the Details

Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence

by (author) Robert W. Batterman

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2001
Category
Epistemology
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780195146479
    Publish Date
    Dec 2001
    List Price
    $97.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195314885
    Publish Date
    Dec 2006
    List Price
    $45.50

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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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Robert W. Batterman is at Ohio State University.