Models as Make-Believe

Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2012
ISBN13: 9781349336876
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Scientists often try to understand the world by building simplified and idealised models of it. Adam Toon develops a new approach to scientific models by comparing them to the dolls and toy trucks of children's imaginative games, and offers a unified framework to solve difficult metaphysical problems and help to make sense of scientific practice.

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ISBN13:9781349336876
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Models and Representation What Models Are How Models Represent Carbon in Cardboard Playing with Molecules Conclusion Notes References Index
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