Rice, Collin and Rohwer, Yasha and Ariew, André (2019) Explanatory Schemas and the Process of Model Building. Synthese, 196. ISSN 1573-0964

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In this paper, we argue that rather than exclusively focusing on trying to determine if an idealized model fits a particular account of scientific explanation, philosophers of science should also work on directly analyzing various explanatory schemas that reveal the steps and justification involved in scientists’ use of highly idealized models to formulate explanations. We develop our alternative methodology by analyzing historically important cases of idealized statistical modeling that use a three-step explanatory schema involving idealization, mathematical operation, and explanatory interpretation.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Rice, Collin collin.rice@colostate.edu Rohwer, Yasha yahsa.rohwer@oit.edu Ariew, André ariewa@missouri.edu
Keywords:	Explanation; Statistical Explanation; Modeling
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization
Depositing User:	Collin Rice
Date Deposited:	22 Aug 2025 13:55
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2025 13:55
Item ID:	26305
Journal or Publication Title:	Synthese
Publisher:	Springer (Springer Science+Business Media B.V.)
Official URL:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-0...
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1007/s11229-018-1686-y
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization
Date:	2019
Volume:	196
ISSN:	1573-0964
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26305

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