书名: Models as Mediators: Perspectives on Natural and Social Science (Ideas in Context)
作者: Mary S. Morgan (Editor), Margaret Morrison (Editor)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (November 28, 1999)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521655714
ISBN-13: 978-0521655712
Book Description
Models as Mediators discusses the ways in which models function in modern science, particularly in the fields of physics and economics. Models play a variety of roles in the sciences: they are used in the development, exploration and application of theories and in measurement methods. They also provide a mechanism for using scientific concepts and principles to intervene in the world. The editors provide a framework that covers the construction and function of scientific models, and explore the ways in which they enable us to learn about both theories and the world. The contributors to the volume offer their own individual theoretical perspectives and cover a wide range of examples of modeling. These papers provide ideal case study material for exploring both the concepts and typical elements of modeling methods, using analytical approaches from the domains of philosophy and history of science.
"This collection is a valuable addition to the growing literature on models.... the reader will learn much from reading these essays." -- Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
"...describes how models in the sciences can act as automomous mediators between theory and the world, and uncovers the means by which models function as a source of knowledge." -- Journal of Economic Literature
Contributors: Margaret Morrison, Mary S. Morgan, Marcel Boumans, R. I. G. Hughes, Ursula Klein, Mauricio Suarez, Geert Reuten, Nancy Cartwright, Adrienne van den Bogaard, Stephan Hartmann
Editors
Mary S. Morgan, London School of Economics and Political Science
Margaret Morrison, University of Toronto
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作者: Mary S. Morgan (Editor), Margaret Morrison (Editor)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (November 28, 1999)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521655714
ISBN-13: 978-0521655712
Book Description
Models as Mediators discusses the ways in which models function in modern science, particularly in the fields of physics and economics. Models play a variety of roles in the sciences: they are used in the development, exploration and application of theories and in measurement methods. They also provide a mechanism for using scientific concepts and principles to intervene in the world. The editors provide a framework that covers the construction and function of scientific models, and explore the ways in which they enable us to learn about both theories and the world. The contributors to the volume offer their own individual theoretical perspectives and cover a wide range of examples of modeling. These papers provide ideal case study material for exploring both the concepts and typical elements of modeling methods, using analytical approaches from the domains of philosophy and history of science.
- Provides a general framework for modelling which covers material from the fields of both physics and economics
- Provides case studies on the role of modelling in science for students of the history and philosophy of science
- International contributors from range of academic disciplines discuss ways models function in modern science
"This collection is a valuable addition to the growing literature on models.... the reader will learn much from reading these essays." -- Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
"...describes how models in the sciences can act as automomous mediators between theory and the world, and uncovers the means by which models function as a source of knowledge." -- Journal of Economic Literature
Contributors: Margaret Morrison, Mary S. Morgan, Marcel Boumans, R. I. G. Hughes, Ursula Klein, Mauricio Suarez, Geert Reuten, Nancy Cartwright, Adrienne van den Bogaard, Stephan Hartmann
Editors
Mary S. Morgan, London School of Economics and Political Science
Margaret Morrison, University of Toronto
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