Universality and Modeling Limiting Behaviors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10706134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Collin Rice (0000-0002-4632-345X, Bryn Mawr College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 829-840 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.1086/710623 |
| OpenAlex | W3041106830 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
Most attempts to justify the use of idealized models to explain appeal to the accuracy of the model with respect to difference-making causes. In this article, I argue for an alternative way to justify using idealized models to explain that appeals to universality classes. In support of this view, I show that scientific modelers seeking to explain stable limiting behaviors often explicitly appeal to universality classes in order to justify their use of idealized models to explain
Appeal · Epistemology · Limiting · Physics · Political science · Statistical physics · Universality (dynamical systems) · Engineering · Law · Mental Health Research Topics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Race, Genetics, and Society
Studying Human Behavior
Simulation and Similarity
How the Laws of Physics Lie
The New Mechanical Philosophy
Idealization and the Aims of Science
When mechanistic models explain
Idealized models, holistic distortions, and universality
Models and fiction
How scientific models can explain
The Explanatory Force of Dynamical and Mathematical Models in Neuroscience
Distinguishing Explanatory from Nonexplanatory Fictions
Minimal Model Explanations
Autonomous-Statistical Explanations and Natural Selection
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |