Downes, Stephen M.
(2012)
How Much Work Do Scientific Images Do?
Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science, 6 (1).
pp. 115-130.
ISSN 1913 0465
Abstract
In this paper, I defend the view that there are many scientific images that have a serious epistemic role in science but this role is not adequately accounted for by the going view of representation and its attendant theoretical commitments. The relevant view of representation is Laura Perini’s account of representation for scientific images. I draw on Adina Roskies’ work on scientific images as well as work on models in science to support my conclusion.
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| Depositing User: |
Miss Charlotte Marcotte-Toale
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29 Jan 2019 18:32 |
| Last Modified: |
20 Jul 2021 13:10 |
| Item ID: |
15689 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science |
| Publisher: |
The University of Toronto |
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https://spontaneousgenerations.library.utoronto.ca... |
| DOI or Unique Handle: |
https://doi.org/10.4245/sponge.v6i1.17154 |
| Date: |
3 October 2012 |
| Page Range: |
pp. 115-130 |
| Volume: |
6 |
| Number: |
1 |
| ISSN: |
1913 0465 |
| URI: |
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15689 |
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