TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bailer-Jones,Daniela
TI  - Scientific Models in Philosophy of Science
SN  - 9780822971238
AV  - Q175 
U1  - 501/.1 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - PIttsburgh
PB  - University of Pittsburgh Press
KW  - Science-Methodology
KW  - Science-Philosophy
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Coryn Bailer-Jones and Peter Machamer -- Preface -- 1. Scientific Models -- 2. Mechanical Models -- 3. Analogy -- 4. Theories -- 5. Paradigms and Metaphors -- 6. The Semantic View and the Study of Scientific Practice -- 7. Phenomena, Data, and Data Models -- 8. Representation -- 9. Conclusion -- Bibliography of Contemporary Works on Scientific Models -- Index
N2  - A comprehensive philosophical analysis of the use of scientific models in historic and contemporary contexts
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ER  -