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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.
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| ISBN: | 9781108925044 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Pub date: | 26 Jan 2023 |
| DEWEY: | 530.1 |
| DEWEY edition: | 23 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 75 |
| Weight: | 152g |
| Height: | 228mm |
| Width: | 152mm |
| Spine width: | 8mm |
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