Frigg, Roman and Nguyen, James (2017) Models and Representation. [Preprint]
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Abstract
The problem of representation has generated a sizable literature, which has been growing fast in particular over the last decade. The aim of this chapter is to review this body of work and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the different proposals.
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| Keywords: | scientific representation, models, conventionalism, similarity, isomorphism, homomorphism, embedding, inferentialism, fiction, fictionalism. | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Data General Issues > Conventionalism General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Structure of Theories |
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| Depositing User: | Roman Frigg | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2017 16:02 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2017 16:02 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 12834 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Data General Issues > Conventionalism General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Structure of Theories |
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| Date: | 20 February 2017 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12834 |
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