Models and fictions in science |
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| Authors: | Peter Godfrey-Smith |
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| Institution: | (1) Philosophy Department, Harvard University, Emerson Hall, Cambridge, 02138, MA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Non-actual model systems discussed in scientific theories are compared to fictions in literature. This comparison may help
with the understanding of similarity relations between models and real-world target systems. The ontological problems surrounding
fictions in science may be particularly difficult, however. A comparison is also made to ontological problems that arise in
the philosophy of mathematics.
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| Keywords: | Models Fictions Scientific realism Mathematics Platonism |
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