Model-Based Reasoning Science, Technology, Values

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Magnani, L. (Editor), Nersessian, N.J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Metaphor-Based Values in Scientific Models
  • Analogy in Scientific Discovery: The Case of Johannes Kepler
  • Model Experiments and Models in Experiments
  • Models, Simulations, and Experiments
  • Calibration of Models in Experiments
  • The Development of Scientific Taxonomies
  • Production, Science and Epistemology. An Overview on New Models and Scenarios
  • Modeling Practices and “Tradition”
  • Modeling Data: Analogies in Neural Networks, Simulated Annealing and Genetic Algorithms
  • Perceptual Simulation in Analogical Problem Solving
  • Building Demand Models to Improve Environmental Policy Process
  • Toward a Computational Model of Hypothesis Formation and Model Building in Science
  • Models as Parts of Distributed Cognitive Systems
  • Conceptual Models, Inquiry and the Problem of Deriving Normative Claims from a Naturalistic Base
  • Dynamic Imagery: A Computational Model of Motion and Visual Analogy
  • Model-Based Reasoning and Similarity in the World
  • Epistemic Artifacts: Michael Faraday’s Search for the Optical Effects of Gold
  • Epistemic Mediators and Model-Based Discovery in Science
  • Deterministic Models and the “Unimportance of the Inevitable”
  • Mental Models in Conceptual Development
  • Modeling Core Knowledge and Practices in a Computational Approach to Innovation Process
  • Author Index