Approximations

Approximations may involve counterfactual assumptions (nor permitted by the fundamental rules).

The Unity of Science Cat, Jordi 2007

Approximations may be context-dependent or context-independent.

The Unity of Science Cat, Jordi 2007

The University of Chicago Chronicle has a feature article up on William Wimsatt, the university's Peter B. Ritzma Professor in Philosophy and Evolutionary Biology and the author of Re-Engineering Philosophy for Limited Beings: Piecewise Approximations to Reality, an intellectual tour in which the "visionary" thinker seeks to offer a philosophy for error-prone humans trying to understand messy systems in the real world.

Re-engineering Philosophy 2007

The University of Chicago Chronicle has a feature article up on William Wimsatt, the university's Peter B. Ritzma Professor in Philosophy and Evolutionary Biology and the author of Re-Engineering Philosophy for Limited Beings: Piecewise Approximations to Reality, an intellectual tour in which the "visionary" thinker seeks to offer a philosophy for error-prone humans trying to understand messy systems in the real world.

Harvard University Press Publicity Blog : 2007

Approximations may be corrigible, incorrigible in practice, or incorrigible in principle.

The Unity of Science Cat, Jordi 2007

Approximations may involve: only mathematically justified procedures (such as taking limits), only procedures justified by rule from the fundamental realm, both, or neither.

The Unity of Science Cat, Jordi 2007

Approximations are introduced in a mathematical context.

Models in Science Frigg, Roman 2006

Approximations have to be made and validation with measurements are necessary.

Truth Machines « Climate Audit 2006

Approximations to it have been incorporated into the laws of various peoples.

A Handbook of Ethical Theory George Stuart Fullerton

Approximations have, of course, been made, and, as might be expected, vary greatly in results.

The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen