Demetris Portides
Biographic Data
| ID | 5993471 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Demetris Portides |
| GIVEN NAMES | Demetris |
| FAMILY NAME | Portides |
| SIGNATURE | PORTIDES D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cyprus |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4870-9425 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Idealization and abstraction in scientific modeling
Thinking about idealization, abstraction and scientific models
Seeking representations of phenomena
Scientific Models and the Semantic View of Scientific Theories
I argue against the conception of scientific models advocated by the proponents of the Semantic View of scientific theories. Part of the paper is devoted to clarifying the important features of the scientific modeling view that the Semantic conception entails. The liquid drop model of nuclear structure is analyzed in conjunction with the particular auxiliary hypothesis that is the guiding force behind its construction and it is argued that it doe…
Idealization and abstraction in scientific modeling
Seeking representations of phenomena
Scientific Models and the Semantic View of Scientific Theories
I argue against the conception of scientific models advocated by the proponents of the Semantic View of scientific theories. Part of the paper is devoted to clarifying the important features of the scientific modeling view that the Semantic conception entails. The liquid drop model of nuclear structure is analyzed in conjunction with the particular auxiliary hypothesis that is the guiding force behind its construction and it is argued that it doe…
Thinking about idealization, abstraction and scientific models
Scientific Models and the Semantic View of Scientific Theories
I argue against the conception of scientific models advocated by the proponents of the Semantic View of scientific theories. Part of the paper is devoted to clarifying the important features of the scientific modeling view that the Semantic conception entails. The liquid drop model of nuclear structure is analyzed in conjunction with the particular auxiliary hypothesis that is the guiding force behind its construction and it is argued that it doe…
Seeking representations of phenomena
Idealization and abstraction in scientific modeling
Thinking about idealization, abstraction and scientific models
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Scientific modelling (3 works) · Abstraction (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Idealization (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works)