Bod, Rens (2004) From Theory to Technology: Rules versus Exemplars. In: UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

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How is scientific knowledge used, adapted and extended in deriving real-world systems and technological devices? This paper aims at developing a general model of "applying science" based on the Exemplar-Based Explanation (EBE) model. EBE embodies the view that a real-world system is derived not by solving theoretical laws for specific boundary conditions but by constructing the system out of previously derived systems that function as exemplars. I will discuss a number of artifacts from hydraulics and language technology, and develop an instantiation of EBE which generalizes over different disciplines. I argue that engineering practice is highly cumulative: new systems are almost literally built upon and constructed out of previous systems resulting into increasingly complex wholes.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Bod, Rens
Subjects:	General Issues > Technology General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Explanation
Depositing User:	Rens Bod
Date Deposited:	14 Nov 2004
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:13
Item ID:	2076
Public Domain:	No
Subjects:	General Issues > Technology General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Explanation
Date:	2004
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2076

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