Infinite idealizations in science: an introduction

Samuel C. Fletcher; Patricia Palacios; Laura Ruetsche; Elay Shech

doi:10.1007/s11229-018-02069-6

Infinite idealizations in science: an introduction

Samuel C. Fletcher, Patricia Palacios, Laura Ruetsche, Elay Shech

Philosophy (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

We offer a framework for organizing the literature regarding the debates revolving around infinite idealizations in science, and a short summary of the contributions to this special issue.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1657-1669
Number of pages	13
Journal	Synthese
Volume	196
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-02069-6
State	Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2019

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Approximation
Idealization
Representation

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