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Author:   Isabelle F. Peschard ,  Bas C. van Fraassen
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
ISBN:  

9781517905347

ISBN 10:   1517905346
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   02 October 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Throughout, the various essays help provide substance to a bold new account of models: far from being mere representations in need of experimental validation, scientific models both shape and are shaped by experiment and data measurement. --CHOICE A snapshot of the kinds of questions philosophers of science have begun asking since the philosophical shift from theories to practices. --Journal for General Philosophy of Science

Throughout, the various essays help provide substance to a bold new account of models: far from being mere representations in need of experimental validation, scientific models both shape and are shaped by experiment and data measurement. -CHOICE A snapshot of the kinds of questions philosophers of science have begun asking since the philosophical shift from theories to practices. -Journal for General Philosophy of Science

"""Throughout, the various essays help provide substance to a bold new account of models: far from being mere representations in need of experimental validation, scientific models both shape and are shaped by experiment and data measurement.""—CHOICE ""A snapshot of the kinds of questions philosophers of science have begun asking since the philosophical shift from theories to practices.""—Journal for General Philosophy of Science "

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Isabelle F. Peschard is associate professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University. Bas C. van Fraassen is McCosh Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Princeton University and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University.

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