科学的モデルと想像力の役割 Models as Make-Believe : Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation (New Directions in the Philosophy of Science)

Toon, Adam

Palgrave Macmillan（2012/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 148 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780230301214
• DDC分類 003

基本説明

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.

Full Description

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.

Contents

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