Rice, Collin (2020) Universality and Modeling Limiting Behaviors. Philosophy of Science, 87 (5). ISSN 1539-767X

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Most attempts to justify the use of idealized models to explain appeal to the accuracy of the model with respect to difference-making causes. In this paper, I argue for an alternative way to justify using idealized models to explain that appeals to universality classes. In support of this view, I show that scientific modelers seeking to explain stable limiting behaviors often explicitly appeal to universality classes in order to justify their use of idealized models to explain.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Rice, Collin collin.rice@colostate.edu
Keywords:	Explanation; Modeling; Idealization; Universality
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization
Depositing User:	Collin Rice
Date Deposited:	22 Aug 2025 14:43
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2025 14:43
Item ID:	26320
Journal or Publication Title:	Philosophy of Science
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Official URL:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/philosophy...
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1086/710623
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization
Date:	2020
Volume:	87
Number:	5
ISSN:	1539-767X
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26320

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