The devil in the details : asymptotic reasoning in explanation, reduction, and emergence
The devil in the details : asymptotic reasoning in explanation, reduction, and emergence
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细节中的魔鬼：解释、归约和涌现中的渐近推理
DOI：
10.1093/0195146476.001.0001
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发表时间：
2001
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影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
R. Batterman
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作者：
R. Batterman
巴特曼考察了一种被称为渐近推理的科学推理形式，他认为这对我们作为一个整体理解科学过程具有重要的后果。他认为，渐近推理对于解释物理学家所称的普遍行为至关重要：在这种类型的推理中，科学观察者可能会选择只关注许多可用变量中的一小部分，而辩称其他变量对给定系统中的行为几乎没有贡献。凭借清晰和严谨，巴特曼简化了一些关于普遍行为的更复杂的问题，展示了对奠定这些问题基础的潜在结构的深刻理解。这本书介绍了一种有价值的新方法，它提供了填补跨学科解释空白的可能性，并保证有广泛和热情的读者。
Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptotic reasoning, which he argues has important consequences for our understanding of the scientific process as a whole. He argues that asymptotic reasoning is essential for explaining what physicists call universal behaviour: in this type of reasoning, a scientific observer may choose to focus on only a handful among many avaliable variables, while arguing that the others make little or no contribution to the behaviour in a given system. With clarity and rigour, Batterman simplifies some of the more complex questions about universal behaviour, demonstrating a profound understanding of the underlying structures that ground them. This book introduces a valuable new method that offers the possibility of filling explanatory gaps across disciplines and is guaranteed a broad and enthusiastic readership.