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Scientific Representation and the Semantic View of Theories
Semantic view of theories scientific representation
2008/4/22
It is now part and parcel of the official philosophical wisdom that models are essential to the acquisition and organisation of scientific knowledge. It is also generally accepted that most models rep...
In this paper, I consider how different versions of the similarity account of scientific representation might apply to a simple case of scientific representation, in which a model is used to predict t...
Scientific Representation: Against Similarity and Isomorphism
representation idealization models realism structuralism
2008/4/22
I argue against theories that attempt to reduce scientific representation to similarity or isomorphism. These reductive theories aim to radically naturalise the notion of representation, since they tr...
There Is No Special Problem About Scientific Representation
representation models idealization realism
2008/4/21
In recent years, philosophers of science have devoted considerable attention to questions about scientific models, and particularly to the issue of how models can represent the world. We propose that ...
Disentangling Scientific Representation
scientific models representation surrogative reasoning
2008/4/11
The main aim of this paper is to disentangle three senses in which we can say that a model represents a system—denotation epistemic representation, and successful epistemic representation--and to indi...
An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation
Representation Models Idealization Realism
2008/4/10
This paper defends a deflationary conception of scientific representation. It minimally characterises representation by means of two necessary conditions: its essential intentionality and its capacity...
Lessons From Galileo: The Pragmatic Model of Shared Characteristics of Scientific Representation
representation similarity models Suarez' inferential account of scientific explanation Hughes' DDI account of scientific representation Galileo Discorsi
2008/3/31
In this paper I will defend a new account of scientific representation. I will begin by looking at the benefits and drawbacks of two recent accounts on scientific representation: Hughes’ DDI account a...
Lessons From Galileo: The Pragmatic Model of Shared Characteristics of Scientific RepresentationLessons From Galileo: The Pragmatic Model of Shared Characteristics of Scientific Representation
representation, similarity, models, Suarez' inferential account of scientific explanation, Hughes' DDI account of scientific representation Galileo, Discorsi
2011/9/7
In this paper I will defend a new account of scientific representation. I will begin by looking at the benefits and drawbacks of two recent accounts on scientific representation: Hughes’ DDI account a...