The structure of asymptotic idealization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10815157 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Strevens (0000-0002-7558-5301, New York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 196 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1713-1731 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Synthese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11229-017-1646-y |
| OpenAlex | W2777377633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 13 |
Calculus (dental) · Epistemology · Idealization · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of science · Physics · Quantum mechanics · Schema (genetic algorithms) · Simple (philosophy) · Computer Science · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Race, Genetics, and Society
On Leszek Nowak’s Conception of the Unity of Science
Generative Models
Hypothetical Frequencies as Approximations
A Defense of Truth as a Necessary Condition on Scientific Explanation
Truth, understanding, and normativity in scientific models
Combining finite and infinite elements
Gradual de-idealisation and progress in political science
Multi-model approaches to phylogenetics
Permissible idealizations for the purpose of prediction
Idealisation, genetic explanations and political behaviours
Regulative idealization
Similarity Structure and Emergent Properties
Simulation and Similarity
Mathematics and Scientific Representation
Idealization and the Aims of Science
Understanding and the facts
Three Kinds of Idealization
Infinite populations and counterfactual frequencies in evolutionary theory
Driftability
Emergence and singular limits
Galilean idealization
Whose Devil? Which Details
Approximation and Idealization
On the Explanatory Role of Mathematics in Empirical Science
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |