num_pages: 160
description: 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 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.
language: English
title: The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence
titlecomplete: The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction, and Emergence (Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science)
genres: Science, Physics, Philosophy
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Oxford University Press