Feb 27, 2006 · Significant parts of scientific investigation are carried out on models rather than on reality itself because by studying a model we can discover features of, and ascertain facts …

May 6, 2013 · This underwrites the spirit of the following definition given by Paul Humphreys: “any computer-implemented method for exploring the properties of mathematical models where …

May 9, 2003 · A presupposition of most recent discussion has been that science sometimes provides explanations (rather than something that falls short of explanation—e.g., “mere …

Nov 10, 2001 · Several philosophers of science have pursued the idea of using an informal version of model-theoretic models for scientific modelling. Sometimes the models are …

Feb 27, 2006 · Significant parts of scientific investigation are carried out on models rather than on reality itself because by studying a model we can discover features of and ascertain facts …

Oct 10, 2016 · It’s through these representations that we learn about the world. This entry explores various different accounts of scientific representation, with a particular focus on how …

Nov 18, 2015 · Here we discuss the many areas of the philosophy of science in which the concept of mechanism has been deployed to make explicit and transparent key aspects of the scientific …

Sep 24, 2018 · In what follows, we provide a definition of Turing machines that stays quite close to Turing’s original definition but using a more standard notation. Note that Turing, in his …

Jan 2, 2006 · On this definition, political representation is the activity of making citizens’ voices, opinions, and perspectives “present” in public policy making processes.

Jan 17, 2017 · The interdisciplinary field of “science and religion”, also called “theology and science”, aims to answer these and other questions. It studies historical and contemporary …