{"product_id":"counterfactuals-and-scientific-realism-paperback","title":"Counterfactuals and Scientific Realism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Shaffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author attempts to show that scientific realism is compatible with the presence of idealization in the sciences. His main contention is that idealized theories can be treated as counterfactuals about how things are in worlds that are similar to but simpler than the actual world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL SHAFFER is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Cloud State University, USA. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Experimental Turn and the Methods of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e, co-editor of \u003cem\u003eWhat Place for the A Priori?\u003c\/em\u003e and has published many articles about epistemology, logic and the philosophy of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 209\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348615839993,"sku":"9781349339068","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/s317MFdadS9781349339068.webp?v=1769775003","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/counterfactuals-and-scientific-realism-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}