Nyrup, Rune (2016) A Pursuit Worthiness Account of Analogies in Science. In: UNSPECIFIED.

Preview

Text Nyrup, A Pursuit Worthiness Account of Analogies in Science.pdf Download (199kB) | Preview

Abstract

Analogies often provide reasons for pursuing hypotheses or models. This is illustrated with a case study on the liquid drop model of the atomic nucleus. I criticise accounts in which analogies provide reasons for pursuit through epistemic support, proposing instead that analogies increase the value of learning the truth. I consider two accounts of this type: first, that analogies indicate potentials for theoretical unification; second, that analogies facilitate the transfer of already well-understood modelling frameworks to new domains. While the first is plausible for some cases, only the second can account for the liquid drop case study.

---

Export/Citation:

EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL

Social Networking:

Share |

---

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Nyrup, Rune rune.nyrup@dur.ac.uk
Keywords:	Analogies; Pursuit Worthiness; Mary Hesse; N.R. Campbell; Liquid Drop Model;
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Theory Change
Depositing User:	Mr Rune Nyrup
Date Deposited:	01 Nov 2016 13:05
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2016 13:05
Item ID:	12577
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Theory Change
Date:	3 November 2016
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12577

Monthly Views for the past 3 years

Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years

Plum Analytics

Actions (login required)

View Item