This Element offers an opinionated and selective introduction to philosophical issues concerning idealizations in physics, including the concept of and reasons for introducing idealization, abstraction, and approximation, possible taxonomy and justification, and application to issues of mathematical Platonism, scientific realism, and scientific understanding.
- | Author: Elay Shech
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 26, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 92 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1108925049
- | ISBN-13: 9781108925044