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Patrick McGivern

University of Wollongong
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  • University of Wollongong
    School of Humanities and Social Inquiry
    Senior Lecturer
University of Alberta
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 2005
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Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
0000-0003-4336-4464
Areas of Specialization
General Philosophy of Science
Explanation
Laws of Nature
Scientific Realism
Theories and Models
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Computing and Information
Philosophy of Physical Science
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  • The Devil in the Details: Asymptotic Reasoning in Explanation, Reduction and Emergence
    Robert W. Batterman
    Oxford University Press USA. 2001.
    Batterman examines a form of scientific reasoning called asymptotic reasoning, arguing that it has important consequences for our understanding of what physicists call universal behavior, as well as of the scientific process as a whole.
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