Bobadilla, Hernán (2024) How do different interpretations work together in a single scientific explanatory project? A case study of the Olami‐Feder‐Christensen model of earthquakes. European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 14 (30).
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Interpretation plays a central role in using scientific models to explain natural phe- nomena: Meaning must be bestowed upon a model in terms of what it is and what it represents to be used for model explanations. However, it remains unclear how capacious and complex interpretation in models can be, particularly when conducted by the same group of scientists in the context of one explanatory project. This paper sheds light upon this question by examining modelling and explanatory practices related to the Olami-Feder-Christensen model of earthquakes. This case study shows that various interpretations are intricately connected in the overall meaning of a model used for model explanations. This leads to a manifold picture of interpreta- tion, according to which scientific models are construed as networks of intercon- nected meanings. As scientists ponder and integrate these various interpretations, guided by locally attended epistemic interests, they achieve model explanations with layers of content, both in their explanantia and explananda.
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| Keywords: | Interpretation · Scientific models · Model explanations · Surrogative reasoning · Earthquakes · Self-organized criticality | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Earth Sciences General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Hernan Bobadilla | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2024 13:52 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2024 13:52 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 24232 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal for Philosophy of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13194-0... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-024-00591-8 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Earth Sciences General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization |
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| Date: | 2024 | ||||||
| Volume: | 14 | ||||||
| Number: | 30 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24232 |
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