New Books in Science cover image

Michael Weisberg, “Simulation and Similarity: Using Models to Understand the World” (Oxford UP, 2013)

New Books in Science

00:00

Role and varieties of idealization

Weisberg explains idealization as distortion relative to a target and distinguishes undoable versus permanent idealizations.

Play episode from 20:31
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app