Scientific Representation by James Nguyen
This Element presents a philosophical exploration of the notion of scientific representation. It does so by focussing on an important class of scientific representations, namely scientific models. Models are important in the scientific process because scientists can study a model to discover features of reality. But what does it mean for something to represent something else? This is the question discussed in this Element. The authors begin by disentangling different aspects of the problem of representation and then discuss the dominant accounts in the philosophical literature: the resemblance view and inferentialism. They find them both wanting and submit that their own preferred option, the so-called DEKI account, not only eschews the problems that beset these conceptions, but further provides a comprehensive answer to the question of how scientific representation works. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.-
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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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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Scientific Models and Decision Making
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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
'The writing is clear, the argumentation is careful and compelling, the examples are engaging and on pointThe book can be a very useful resource for undergraduate students taking philosophy of science courses, as well as for philosophers from other areas interested in getting a good, quick overview of the recent discussions around scientific representation and modelling … Overall, this is a very good book, and a precious resource for students and teachers alike.' Dimitri Coelho Mollo, Metascience
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009009157 |
| ISBN 10 | 100900915X |
| Title | Scientific Representation |
| Author | James Nguyen |
| Series | Elements In The Philosophy Of Science |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2022-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 75 |
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