The Devil in the Details : Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence

Professor of Philosophy Robert W Batterman
Oxford University Press, USA
 9780195146479
0-19-514647-6

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.

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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.