On component forces in physics : a pragmatic view
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
Philosophy of science in practice : Nancy Cartwright and the nature of scientific reasoning
Publication Date
2016
First Page
111
Last Page
126
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Abstract
Do component forces exist? I argue that the answer lies in the affirmative, on historical and operational grounds.
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-45532-7_7
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Additional Information
Paper presented at the International Conference on Evidence, Capacities, and Explanation - Cartwright;s Philosophy, Sep 12-14, 2012, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
ISBN of the source publication: 9783319455303
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Rowbottom, D. P. (2016). On component forces in physics: A pragmatic view. In H.-K. Chao & J. Reiss (Eds.), Philosophy of science in practice: Nancy Cartwright and the nature of scientific reasoning (pp. 111-126). Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-45532-7_7