Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: In this paper we explore the constraints that our preferred account of scientific representation places on the ontology of scientific models. Pace the Direct Representation view associated with Arnon Levy and Adam Toon, we argue that scientific models should be thought of as imagined systems, and clarify the relationship between imagination and representation. 1
Source: The Monist
Authors: Roman Frigg, James Nguyen
Institution: London School of Economics and Political Science
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2463399077