Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics

Ippoliti, Emiliano; Sterpetti, Fabio; Nickles, Tom

The book answers long-standing questions on scientific modeling and inference across multiple perspectives and disciplines, including logic, mathematics, physics and medicine. The different chapters cover a variety of issues, such as the role models play in scientific practice; the way science shapes our concept of models; ways of modeling the pursuit of scientific knowledge; the relationship between our concept of models and our concept of science. The book also discusses models and scientific explanations; models in the semantic view of theories; the applicability of mathematical models to the real world and their effectiveness; the links between models and inferences; and models as a means for acquiring new knowledge. It analyzes different examples of models in physics, biology, mathematics and engineering. Written for researchers and graduate students, it provides a cross-disciplinary reference guide to the notion and the use of models and inferences in science.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2016-02-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319281629

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28163-6

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 253