Talk about toy models
Scientific models are frequently discussed in philosophy of science. A great deal of the discussion is centred on approximation, idealisation, and on how these models achieve their representational function. Despite the importance, distinct nature, and high presence of toy models, they have received...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2017
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| 在線閱讀: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3290 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4540/viewcontent/Talk_About_Toy_Models_Website.pdf |
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| 總結: | Scientific models are frequently discussed in philosophy of science. A great deal of the discussion is centred on approximation, idealisation, and on how these models achieve their representational function. Despite the importance, distinct nature, and high presence of toy models, they have received little attention from philosophers. This paper hopes to remedy this situation. It aims to elevate the status of toy models: by distinguishing them from approximations and idealisations, by highlighting and elaborating on several ways the Kac ring, a simple statistical mechanical model, is used as a toy model, and by explaining why toy models can be used to successfully carry out important work without performing a representational function. |
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