Taming the tyranny of scales
Models and scale in the geosciences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10815162 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alisa Bokulich (0000-0002-9406-3904, Boston University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 199 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 14167-14199 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| 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/s11229-021-03416-w |
| OpenAlex | W3198720152 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 59 |
Context (archaeology) · Data science · Depiction · Epistemology · Management science · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of science · Physical science · Representation (politics) · Scale (ratio) · Scientific modelling · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Geology · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Science and Climate Studies
Science in the Age of Computer Simulation
Simulation and Similarity
Time, space, and causality in geomorphology
Biology meets physics
Explanatory autonomy
Hierarchies and levels of reality
Maxwell, Helmholtz, and the unreasonable effectiveness of the method of physical analogy
Representing and Explaining
Two Kinds of Exploratory Models
Model Evaluation
The Limitations of Hierarchical Organization
Minimal Model Explanations
Models, Representation, and Mediation
Towards a Taxonomy of the Model-Ladenness of Data
Geomorphic Thresholds
It’s Not a Game
Concrete Scale Models, Essential Idealization, and Causal Explanation
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |