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.
विषयसूची
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
लेखक के बारे में
ADAM TOON is Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Exeter.
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भाषा अंग्रेज़ी ● स्वरूप PDF ● पेज 148 ● ISBN 9781137292230 ● फाइल का आकार 2.2 MB ● प्रकाशक Palgrave Macmillan UK ● शहर London ● देश GB ● प्रकाशित 2012 ● डाउनलोड करने योग्य 24 महीने ● मुद्रा EUR ● आईडी 4971613 ● कॉपी सुरक्षा सामाजिक DRM