{"product_id":"9780230308459","title":"New Directions in the Philosophy of Science","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNew Directions in the Philosophy of Science\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eShaffer, Michael J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author attempts to show that scientific realism is compatible with the presence of idealization in the sciences. His main contention is that idealized theories can be treated as counterfactuals about how things are in worlds that are similar to but simpler than the actual world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-08-13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780230308459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/9781137271587\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 216cm x140cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 209\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46919415070860,"sku":"9780230308459","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780230308459.jpg?v=1774529901","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780230308459","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}