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Scientific Models In Philosophy Of Science

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What this book knows

Scientific models are the indispensable cognitive bridges between abstract theory and concrete phenomena, not mere illustrations but primary epistemic tools.

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mind-and-cognition

No substantial part of the universe is so simple that it can be grasped and controlled without abstraction.
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Sound is propagated by wave motion; Gases are collections of randomly moving particles — meaning shifts with the metaphor.
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Models are about phenomena in the world; the important relation is one about models being true of the world.
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transformation

Ultimately the real world is not given up for the toy world — models are meant to be something about reality.
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Modeling a real pendulum involves more than merely de-idealization: fitting bits of different theories together to approach a realistic account.
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self-and-identity

Being aware of historical developments in philosophy aids our understanding of philosophical issues — especially needed regarding scientific models.
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