{"product_id":"9781349336876","title":"New Directions in the Philosophy of Science: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNew Directions in the Philosophy of Science: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eToon, Adam\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientists 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 unified framework to solve difficult metaphysical problems and help to make sense of scientific practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-01-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781349336876\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/9781137292230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 216cm x140cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 148\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46919414317196,"sku":"9781349336876","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349336876.jpg?v=1774529888","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781349336876","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}