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Scientific Representation James Nguyen (Stockholms Universitet)

Scientific Representation By James Nguyen (Stockholms Universitet)

Scientific Representation by James Nguyen (Stockholms Universitet)


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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. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Scientific Representation Summary

Scientific Representation by James Nguyen (Stockholms Universitet)

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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Resemblance and Representation; 3. The Inferential Conception; 4. The DEKI Account.

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NPB9781009009157
9781009009157
100900915X
Scientific Representation by James Nguyen (Stockholms Universitet)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2022-09-01
75
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