Models and inferences in science. (©2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Emiliano Ippoliti, Fabio Sterpetti, Thomas Nickles, editors.
• Editors: Ippoliti, Emiliano; Sterpetti, Fabio; Nickles, Thomas, 1943-
• Contents: Modelling and Inferring in Science -- On 'The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences' -- Fast and Frugal Heuristics at Research Frontiers -- Scientific Realism, the Semantic View and Evolutionary Biology -- Models of the Skies -- Models of Science and Models in Science -- Mechanistic Models and Modeling Disorders -- Chaos and Stochastic Models in Physics -- Ways of Advancing Knowledge. A Lesson from Knot Theory and Topology -- Models, Idealisations, and Realist Commitments -- Modelling Non-Empirical Confirmation -- Mathematics as an Empirical Phenomenon, Subject to Modeling -- Scientific Models Are Distributed and Never Abstract. A Naturalistic Perspective -- The Use of Models in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 501; 100; Philosophy; Science -- Philosophy; Inference; Science_xPhilosophy; Engineering; Logic, Symbolic and mathematical; Genetic epistemology; Inference; Science -- Philosophy; Computers -- Intelligence (AI) & Semantics; Mathematics -- Logic; Philosophy -- Epistemology; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Artificial intelligence; Mathematical foundations; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Mathematical physics; Science -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Philosophy of science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319281636; 3319281631
• Related ISBNs: 9783319281629; 3319281623
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 12, 2016).
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