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Scientists have used models for hundreds of years as a means of describing phenomena and as a basis for further analogy. In Scientific Models in Philosophy of S

Biologists, climate scientists, and economists all rely on models to move their work forward. In this book, Stephen M. Downes explores the use of models in thes

Taking scientific practice as its starting point, this book charts the complex territory of models used in science. It examines what scientific models are and w

This is the most comprehensive book ever published on philosophical methodology. A team of thirty-eight of the world's leading philosophers present original ess

Models and theories are of central importance in science, and scientists spend substantial amounts of time building, testing, comparing and revising models and