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How to Do Science with Models
Axel Gelfert
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Description for How to Do Science with Models
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 145 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 238.
Taking scientific practice as its starting point, this book charts the complex territory of models used in science. It examines what scientific models are and what their function is. Reliance on models is pervasive in science, and scientists often need to construct models in order to explain or predict anything of interest at all. The diversity of kinds of models one finds in science – ranging from toy models and scale models to theoretical and mathematical models – has attracted attention not only from scientists, but also from philosophers, sociologists, and historians of science. This has given rise to a ... Read more
Taking scientific practice as its starting point, this book charts the complex territory of models used in science. It examines what scientific models are and what their function is. Reliance on models is pervasive in science, and scientists often need to construct models in order to explain or predict anything of interest at all. The diversity of kinds of models one finds in science – ranging from toy models and scale models to theoretical and mathematical models – has attracted attention not only from scientists, but also from philosophers, sociologists, and historians of science. This has given rise to a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
Number of Pages
135
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319279527
SKU
V9783319279527
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99-15
About Axel Gelfert
Axel Gelfert is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore. He holds a PhD in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge. His research revolves around issues in the philosophy of science and technology, social epistemology, and the history of philosophy. He is the author of A ... Read more
Reviews for How to Do Science with Models
“The book finds its strength in Gelfert’s functional approach, which enables the author to bring cohesion to the vast sea of resources in the philosophy of modelling, and makes the text’s relevance for historians and scientists clear. Gelfert’s focus on the various uses of models and on case studies from the history of science create a work from which the ... Read more