Scientific Models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079556 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen M Downe (0000-0001-9363-3322, University of Utah, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 757-764 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2011.00441.x |
| OpenAlex | W2329360444 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 29 |
This contribution provides an assessment of the epistemological role of scientific models. The prevalent view that all scientific models are representations of (part of) the world is rejected. This view points to a unified way of resolving epistemic issues for scientific models. The emerging consensus in philosophy of science that models have many different epistemic roles in science is presented and defended
Epistemology · Management science · Philosophy of science · Scientific modelling · Engineering · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Science and Climate Studies
How the Laws of Physics Lie
Explaining Science
Languages of Art
Scientific representation
Twilight Of The Perfect Model Model
The strategy of model-based science
Three Kinds of Idealization
Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes
The structure of scientific revolutions
Die Philosophie des Als Ob
The structure of tradeoffs in model building
Missing systems and the face value practice
Getting Serious about Similarity
How Models Are Used to Represent Reality
Modeling Evolution in Theory and Practice
An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation
Confirmation and Robustness of Climate Models
Who is a Modeler
| Citations per year | 0.86 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |