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Scientific understanding and representation : modeling in the physical sciences / edited by Insa Lawler, Kareem Khalifa, and Elay Shech.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in the philosophy of mathematics and physics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Physics--Philosophy.
- Physics.
- Physics--Simulation methods.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 407 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Biography/History:
- Insa Lawler is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA. Kareem Khalifa is Professor of Philosophy at Middlebury College, USA. He is the author of Understanding, Explanation, and Scientific Knowledge (2017). Elay Shech is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Auburn University, USA.
- Contents:
- Can scientific understanding be reduced to knowledge? / Henk W. de Regt
- Should friends and frenemies of understanding be friends? Discussing de Regt / Kareem Khalifa
- Frenemies or friends? A reply to Kareem Khalifa / Henk W. de Regt.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 19, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Scientific understanding and representation
- ISBN:
- 9781003202905
- 100320290X
- 9781000782035
- 1000782034
- 9781000782073
- 1000782077
- Publisher Number:
- 40031515258
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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