Review of Angela Potochnik, “Idealization and the Aims of Science.” [Book Review]

Meta: Research in Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, and Practical Philosophy 10 (1):240-245 (2018)
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Lacks discussion of mathematics, the ne plus ultra of idealizations. Otherwise interesting.

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