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- Elucidates the many co-existing chaos definitions
- Explores a topic that is of interest to both philosophers and scientists
- Analyses the unresolved question of whether there is in fact chaos in nature
Part of the book series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science (NDPS)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book provides an analysis of the construction, diagnosis (as chaotic) and evaluation of models in chaos theory. It contains a detailed look at the interaction of the different models used in chaos theory and analyses how these models influence the way chaos is defined. Furthermore, the book discusses the conditions for the occurrence of chaos and the detection of chaos in nature.
Reviews
“I did find the book interesting to read. In particular, I found it interesting that mathematical modeling and numerical approximation play an important role in the author's philosophical considerations of chaos theory. … I still find the book to be largely readable and the writing to be clear and accessible.” (Jason M. Graham, Mathematical Reviews, March, 2019)
Authors and Affiliations
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Fachbereich Philosophie, Universität Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Lena C. Zuchowski
About the author
Lena Zuchowski is Assistant Professor in Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of Salzburg, Austria.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Philosophical Analysis of Chaos Theory
Authors: Lena C. Zuchowski
Series Title: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54663-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54662-9Published: 10 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85448-9Published: 09 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54663-6Published: 03 May 2017
Series ISSN: 2947-6828
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6836
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 138
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory