| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 325 pages) |
| Series |
Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science ; volume 21 |
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Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 21.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Models of Experiments; 2. Dynamics, Data, and Noise in the Cognitive Sciences; 3. Articulating the World: Experimental Practice and Conceptual Understanding; 4. Modeling/Experimentation: The Synthetic Strategy in the Study of Genetic Circuits; 5. Will Your Policy Work? Experiments versus Models; 6. Causal Content and Global Laws: Grounding Modality in Experimental Practice; 7. Experimental Flukes and Statistical Modeling in the Higgs Discovery; 8. Values and Evidence in Model-Based Climate Forecasting |
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9. Validating Idealized ModelsSymposium on Measurement; 10. Introduction: The Changing Debates about Measurement; 11. Measurement Accuracy Realism; 12. Let's Take the Metaphysical Bull by the Horns; 13. Taking the Metaphysical Bull by the Horns: Completing the Job; Contributors; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 13, 2018) |
| Subject |
Science -- Experiments -- Methodology
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Science -- Methodology.
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Experimental design.
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REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Essays.
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Experimental design.
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Science -- Experiments -- Methodology.
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Science -- Methodology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Peschard, Isabelle F., editor
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Van Fraassen, Bas C., 1941- editor.
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| LC no. |
2018011026 |
| ISBN |
9781452957456 |
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1452957452 |
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9781452957449 |
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1452957444 |
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1517905338 |
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9781517905330 |
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1517905346 |
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9781517905347 |
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