The Experimental Side of Modeling
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The Experimental Side of Modeling
By (Author) Isabelle F. Peschard
Edited by Bas C. van Fraassen
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
2nd October 2018
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Impact of science and technology on society
001.434
Physical Properties
Hardback
360
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 51mm
Description
An innovative, multifaceted approach to scientific experiments as designed by and shaped through interaction with the modeling process The role of scientific modeling in mediation between theories and phenomena is a critical topic within the philosophy of science, touching on issues from climate modeling to synthetic models in biology, high e
Reviews
"Throughout, the various essays help provide substance to a bold new account of models: far from being mere representations in need of experimental validation, scientific models both shape and are shaped by experiment and data measurement."CHOICE
"A snapshot of the kinds of questions philosophers of science have begun asking since the philosophical shift from theories to practices."Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Author Bio
Isabelle F. Peschard is associate professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University.
Bas C. van Fraassen is McCosh Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Princeton University and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University.
