Fictions in Science: Philosophical Essays on Modeling and Idealization - Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science -  - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9780415990356 - October 29, 2008
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Fictions in Science: Philosophical Essays on Modeling and Idealization - Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science 1st edition

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Science is popularly understood as being an ideal of impartial algorithmic objectivity that provides a realistic description of the world. The essays collected in this book challenge this popular image right at its heart, taking as their starting point that science trades not only in truth, but in fiction.


282 pages, 5 Line drawings, black and white

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 29, 2008
ISBN13 9780415990356
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 282
Dimensions 160 × 235 × 25 mm   ·   606 g
Language English  
Editor Suarez, Mauricio (Complutense University, Spain)

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