Nagel's analysis of reduction: Comments in defense as well as critique

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-170

  Needham, Paul ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Approximation; Bridge laws; Duhem; Nagel; Reduction; Temperature; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953538370     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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