"Scientists have used models for hundreds of years as a means of describing phenomena and as a basis tor further analogy. In Scientific Models in Philosophy of Science, Daniela M. Bailer-Jones assembles an original and comprehensive philosophical analysis of how models have been used and interp...

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1. Verfasser:	Bailer-Jones, Daniela
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2009. ©2009
Schriftenreihe:	University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections
Schlagworte:	Science > Philosophy. Science > Methodology. Sciences > Méthodologie. SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects. PHILOSOPHY > General. Science > Methodology Science > Philosophy "Multi-User"
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"Scientists have used models for hundreds of years as a means of describing phenomena and as a basis tor further analogy. In Scientific Models in Philosophy of Science, Daniela M. Bailer-Jones assembles an original and comprehensive philosophical analysis of how models have been used and interpreted in both historical and contemporary contexts." "Bailer-Jones delineates the many forms models can take (ranging from equations to animals; from physical objects to theoretical constructs). and how they are put to use. She examines early mechanical models employed by nineteenth-century physicists such as Kelvin and Maxwell, describes their roots in the mathematical principles of Newton and others. and compares them to contemporary mechanistic approaches. Bailer-Jones then views the use of analogy in the late nineteenth century as a way of understanding models and linking different branches of science. She reveals how analogies can also be models themselves or can help to create them."--Jacket
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (x, 235 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780822971238 0822971232