E-Book, Englisch, 148 Seiten, eBook
Toon Models as Make-Believe
2012
ISBN: 978-1-137-29223-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
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Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation
E-Book, Englisch, 148 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
ISBN: 978-1-137-29223-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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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List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Models and Representation What Models Are How Models Represent Carbon in Cardboard Playing with Molecules Conclusion Notes References Index