Modeling reality |
| |
Authors: | Christopher Pincock |
| |
Institution: | (1) Philosophy Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2155, USA |
| |
Abstract: | My aim in this paper is to articulate an account of scientific modeling that reconciles pluralism about modeling with a modest
form of scientific realism. The central claim of this approach is that the models of a given physical phenomenon can present
different aspects of the phenomenon. This allows us, in certain special circumstances, to be confident that we are capturing
genuine features of the world, even when our modeling occurs independently of a wholly theoretical motivation. This framework
is illustrated using a recent debate from meteorology. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|