Physical Models and Biological Contexts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10704307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Morrison (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | S4 |
| Pages | S315-S324 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/392610 |
| OpenAlex | W2022426307 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
In addition to its obvious successes within the kinetic theory the ideal gas law and the modeling assumptions associated with it have been used to treat phenomena in domains as diverse as economics and biology. One reason for this is that it is useful to model these systems using aggregates and statistical relationships. The issue I deal with here is the way R. A. Fisher used the model of an ideal gas as a methodological device for examining the causal role of selection in producing variation in Mendelian populations. The model enabled him to create the kind of population where one could measure the effects of selection in a way that could not be done empirically. Consequently we are able to see how the model of an ideal gas was transformed into a biological model that functioned as an instrument for both investigating nature and developing a new theory of genetics
Biology · Data mining · Econometrics · Economics · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics) · Ideal free distribution · Management science · Measure (data warehouse) · Mendelian inheritance · Model selection · Population · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Gene Regulatory Network Analysis · Mathematics · Philosophy
Ronald Aylmer Fi̇sher’in “Doğal Seçi̇li̇mi̇n Temel Teoremi̇” Üzeri̇ne Tari̇hsel Bi̇r İnceleme
Models, Unification, and Simulations
Models and the dynamics of theory-building in physics. Part I—Modeling strategies
Idealized models, holistic distortions, and universality
Explanatory schema and the process of model building
Models Don’t Decompose That Way
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |