Models and Analogies

Pages: 299 - 307
Published: Sep 1, 2017
Abstract
Questions about the structure and justification of theories, the interpretation of data, and the problem of realism have been in the forefront of debate in recent philosophy of science, and the topic of models and analogies is increasingly recognized as integral to this debate. Models of physical matter and motion - for example, models of atoms and planetary systems - were already familiar in Greek science, but serious analysis of “model” as a...
Paper Details
Title
Models and Analogies
Published Date
Sep 1, 2017
Journal
Pages
299 - 307
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