Models as Make-Believe
Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
Del i serien New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
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Beskrivning
Scientists often try to understand the world by building simplified and idealised models of it. Adam Toon develops a new approach to scientific models by comparing them to the dolls and toy trucks of children's imaginative games, and offers a unified framework to solve difficult metaphysical problems and help to make sense of scientific practice.
