Libro Models as Make-Believe: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation (New Directions in the Ph De Toon, Adam

portada Models as Make-Believe: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation (New Directions in the Philosophy of Science)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Adam Toon

Editorial

Palgrave MacMillan

Año

2012

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

148

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

21.6 x 14.0 x 1.5 cm

Peso

0.36 kg.

ISBN

0230301215

ISBN13

9780230301214

N° edición

2012

Categorías

Filosofía de la ciencia
Influencia de la ciencia y la tecnología
Historia de la ciencia
Filosofía estética

Models as Make-Believe: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation (New Directions in the Philosophy of Science)

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Reseña del libro "Models as Make-Believe: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation (New Directions in the Philosophy of Science)"

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.