Models and Modeling in the Sciences: A Philosophical Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781138122239 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 104 str.

Stephen M. Downes

Opis

Downes explores the use of models in the fields of biology, climate science, economics, and more, to introduce readers to the various philosophical issues that arise in scientific modeling.

Spis treści

Preface  1. Introduction  2. Models in the Sciences  3. Characterizing and Classifying Models  4. Models and Representation  5. What Makes for a Good (or Bad) Model?  6. Conclusion: Pluralism about Models, Modeling, and Model Evaluation

O autorze

Stephen M. Downes is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah, USA. He has published articles on the philosophy of biology, the biology of human behavior, and scientific models. He is co-editor, with Edouard Machery, of Arguing about Human Nature (Routledge, 2013).