Bas van Fraassen’s Approach to Representation and Models in Science

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gonzalez, Wenceslao J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 368
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Epistemology.; Philosophy and science.; Computers.; Philosophy of Science.; Models and Principles.

This book analyzes Bas van Fraassen’s characterization of representation and models in science. In this regard, it presents the philosophical coordinates of his approach and pays attention to his structural empiricism as a framework for his views on scientific representations and models. These are d...