Models as mediators : perspectives on natural and social sciences / edited by Mary S. Morgan and Margaret Morrison

Morgan, Mary S. *1952-* [HerausgeberIn] ; Morrison, Margaret *1954-2021* [HerausgeberIn]

Englisch

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999

1 Online-Ressource (xi, 401 Seiten) : digital, PDF file(s)

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Erscheint auch als (Druck-Ausgabe) : ISBN 9780521650977

978-0-511-66010-8 : ebook

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-0-521-65097-7 (Druckausgabe) : hardback, 978-0-521-65571-2 (Druckausgabe) : paperback

DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511660108

*Finanzmathematik / Wirtschaftsmodell / Wissenschaft / Methode / Sozialwissenschaften / Naturwissenschaften / Theorie

*Physics -- Mathematical models ; Science -- Mathematical models

*Science ; Mathematical models ; Physics ; Mathematical models

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: Q158.5

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 510/.1/5118

Models as Mediators discusses the ways in which models function in modern science, particularly in the fields of physics and economics. Models play a variety of roles in the sciences: they are used in the development, exploration and application of theories and in measurement methods. They also provide instruments for using scientific concepts and principles to intervene in the world. The editors provide a framework which covers the construction and function of scientific models, and explore the ways in which they enable us to learn about both theories and the world. The contributors to the volume offer their own individual theoretical perspectives to cover a wide range of examples of modelling, from physics, economics and chemistry. These papers provide ideal case-study material for understanding both the concepts and typical elements of modelling, using analytical approaches from the philosophy and history of science

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