Springer Handbook of Model-Based Science

The handbook offers the first comprehensive reference guide to the interdisciplinary field of model-based reasoning. It highlights the role of models as mediators between theory and experimentation, and as educational devices, as well as their relevance in testing hypotheses and explanatory function...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Magnani, Lorenzo (Editor), Bertolotti, Tommaso (Editor)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer Handbooks,
Subjects:
Computational intelligence.
Science > Philosophy.
Mathematical logic.
Physics > Philosophy.
Cognitive psychology.
Artificial intelligence.
Computational Intelligence.
Philosophy of Science.
Mathematical Logic and Foundations.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Cognitive Psychology.
Artificial Intelligence.
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Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical Issues in Models
  • Theoretical and Cognitive Issues in Abduction and Scientific Inference
  • The Logic of Hypothetical Reasoning, Abduction, and Models
  • Model-Based Reasoning in Science and History of Science
  • Models in Mathematics
  • Model-Based Reasoning in Cognitive Science
  • Modeling and Computational Issues
  • Models in Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences
  • Models in Engineering, Architecture, and Economical and Human Sciences. .

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