Table of Contents: Modeling :

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Modeling : gateway to the unknown : a work /

Main Author:	Harré, Rom.
Other Authors:	Rothbart, Daniel.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2004.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Studies in multidisciplinarity ; v. 1
Subjects:	Science > Philosophy. Science > Methodology. SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=210217

Table of Contents:

Cover
Contents
General Introduction
Section One: The Structure and Function of Models
Introduction
Chapter One. Iconic Models
Chapter Two. Formal Models
Chapter Three. Properties and Images
Section Two: Policy Realism
Introduction
Chapter Four. Model Making and the Defence of Realism
Chapter Five. Models and the Realism Debates
Section Three: Scientific Explanation
Introduction
Chapter Six. Theory-Families
Chapter Seven. Creativity in Science
Chapter Eight. Metaphors as the Expression of Models
Chapter Nine. Models as Rhetorical Devices
Section Four: A Metaphysics for Physics
Introduction
Chapter Ten. Modeling in Quantum Field Theory
Chapter Eleven. A Dynamic Model for Space and Time
Section Five: A Metaphysics for Experiments
Introduction
Chapter Twelve. Apparatus as Models in the Physical Sciences
Chapter Thirteen. Reinterpreting Psychological Experiments
Section Six: The Ethogenic Point of View in Social Science
Introduction
Chapter Fourteen. Social Action as Drama
Chapter Fifteen. Conversation as Source Model for Human Sciences
Chapter Sixteen. AI as Hybrid Model Making
References
Subject Index
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