Models as Make-Believe: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation by Adam Toon

Models as Make-Believe: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation

New Directions in the Philosophy of Science

Adam Toon

148 pages • missing pub info (view editions)

nonfiction history philosophy science medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

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 unif...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...