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Models as Make-Believe - Adam Toon - Bog

- Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation

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Scientists often try to understand the world by building simplified and idealised models of it. Adam Toon develops a new approach to scientific models by comparing them to the dolls and toy trucks of children's imaginative games, and offers a unified framework to solve difficult metaphysical problems and help to make sense of scientific practice.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781349336876
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 148
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. januar 2012
  • Udgave:
  • 12012
  • Størrelse:
  • 140x216x0 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 221 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 5. december 2024
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Scientists often try to understand the world by building simplified and idealised models of it. Adam Toon develops a new approach to scientific models by comparing them to the dolls and toy trucks of children's imaginative games, and offers a unified framework to solve difficult metaphysical problems and help to make sense of scientific practice.

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