Generalizing while embracing differences
Configurations of representations and cross-fertilization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10808565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yoshinari Yoshida (0000-0002-1837-8488, University of Exeter, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 206 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Synthese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11229-025-05083-7 |
| OpenAlex | W4411468141 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 65 |
Biology · Epistemology · Human fertilization · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of science · Computer Science · Design Education and Practice · Mathematics · Morphological variations and asymmetry · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
Simulation and Similarity
Explanation and Scientific Understanding
A Critical Assessment of Levins's The Strategy of Model Building in Population Biology (1966)
Three Kinds of Idealization
Toward an Integrated History and Philosophy of Diagrammatic Practices
Explanation
Mechanism diagrams and abstraction-by-aggregation
Regularities and causality; generalizations and causal explanations
Like Hercules and the Hydra
When one model is not enough
The structure of tradeoffs in model building
An agent-based conception of models and scientific representation
Strategies of model-building in condensed matter physics
Detail and generality in mechanistic explanation
One phenomenon, many models
Joint representation
Generalization and Discovery by Assuming Conserved Mechanisms
Law and Explanation in Biology
Visual Representations and Confirmation
Dimensions of Scientific Law
Complex Systems, Trade-Offs, and Theoretical Population Biology
Can Mechanisms Really Replace Laws of Nature
Multiple-Models Juxtaposition and Trade-Offs among Modeling Desiderata
Mechanisms, Laws, and Regularities
Why Do Biologists Use So Many Diagrams
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |