Models as Make-Believe Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation

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 pr...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Servicios en línea) (-)
Otros Autores: Toon, Adam autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK 2012.
Colección:New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
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Sumario: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.
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ISBN:9781137292230
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