Article ID: CBB123542063

Factive Scientific Understanding Without Accurate Representation (2015)

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This paper analyzes two ways idealized biological models produce factive scientific understanding. I then argue that models can provide factive scientific understanding of a phenomenon without providing an accurate representation of the (difference-making) features of their real-world target system(s). My analysis of these cases also suggests that the debate over scientific realism needs to investigate the factive scientific understanding produced by scientists’ use of idealized models rather than the accuracy of scientific models themselves.

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Authors & Contributors
Salis, Fiora
Vidal, Fernando
Minelli, Alessandro
Levit, Georgy S.
Sarkar, Sahotra
Robert, Jason Scott
Concepts
Developmental biology
Evolution
Models and modeling in science
Philosophy of science
Biology
Morphology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
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