Models as Make-Believe: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation
Author:   Adam Toon
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780230301214


Pages:   148
Publication Date:   17 October 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Models as Make-Believe: Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation


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Scientists often try to understand the world by building simplified and idealised models of it. Adam Toon develops a new approach to scientific models by comparing them to the dolls and toy trucks of children's imaginative games, and offers a unified framework to solve difficult metaphysical problems and help to make sense of scientific practice.

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Author:   Adam Toon
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.342kg
ISBN:  

9780230301214


ISBN 10:   0230301215
Pages:   148
Publication Date:   17 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Models and Representation What Models Are How Models Represent Carbon in Cardboard Playing with Molecules Conclusion Notes References Index

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ADAM TOON is Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Exeter.

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