Infinite idealizations in science: an introduction

DOI10.1007/s11229-018-02069-6zbMath1474.00021OpenAlexW2907741353WikidataQ128688607 ScholiaQ128688607MaRDI QIDQ2052644

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Publication date: 26 November 2021

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-02069-6

zbMATH Keywords

approximationrepresentationidealization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Collections of articles of miscellaneous specific interest (00B15) Proceedings, conferences, collections, etc. pertaining to mathematical logic and foundations (03-06) Logic in the philosophy of science (03A10)

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