Hochstein, Eric (2013) Intentional Models as Essential Scientific Tools. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science,, 27 (2). pp. 199-217.
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In this article, I argue that the use of scientific models that attribute intentional content to complex systems bears a striking similarity to the way in which statistical descriptions are used. To demonstrate this, I compare and contrast an intentional model with a statistical model, and argue that key similarities between the two give us compelling reasons to consider both as a type of phenomenological model. I then demonstrate how intentional descriptions play an important role in scientific methodology as a type of phenomenal model, and argue that this makes them as essential as any other model of this type.
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| Keywords: | Intentionality; intentional model; statistical model; phenomenological model; mechanistic model; propositional attitude; prediction; explanation | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Psychology |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Eric Hochstein | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2015 22:55 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2015 22:55 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 11714 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, | ||||||
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group | ||||||
| Official URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0269859... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1080/02698595.2013.813251 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Psychology |
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| Date: | 2013 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 199-217 | ||||||
| Volume: | 27 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11714 |
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