Scientific Models and Decision Making by Eric Winsberg
This Element introduces the philosophical literature on models, with an emphasis on normative considerations relevant to models for decision-making. Chapter 1 gives an overview of core questions in the philosophy of modeling. Chapter 2 examines the concept of model adequacy for purpose, using three examples of models from the atmospheric sciences to describe how this sort of adequacy is determined in practice. Chapter 3 explores the significance of using models that are not adequate for purpose, including the purpose of informing public decisions. Chapter 4 provides a basic framework for values in modelling, using a case study to highlight the ethical challenges in building models for decision making. It concludes by establishing the need for strategies to manage value judgments in modelling, including the potential for public participation in the process.-
Science, Pseudoscience, and the Demarcation Problem
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Philosophy of Psychiatry
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Analogical Reasoning in Science
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Climate Science
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The Social Dimensions of Scientific Knowledge
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Objectivity in Science
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Logical Empiricism as Scientific Philosophy
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Unity of Science
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Science Denial
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Scientific Realism
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The Philosophy of Linguistics
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Underdetermination and Theoretical Virtues
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Scientific Representation
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Modelling Scientific Communities
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Science and the Public
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Philosophy of Probability and Statistical Modelling
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Feminist Philosophy of Science
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Relativism in the Philosophy of Science
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Values in Science
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Abductive Reasoning in Science
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Duhem and Holism
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Scientific Knowledge and the Deep Past
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Scientific Progress
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Fundamentality and Grounding
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Bayesianism and Scientific Reasoning
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Big Data
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Natural Kinds
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Causation
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009468213 |
| ISBN 10 | 1009468219 |
| Title | Scientific Models and Decision Making |
| Author | Eric Winsberg |
| Series | Elements In The Philosophy Of Science |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2024-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 82 |
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