Inference and Representation: A Study in Modeling Science

by Mauricio Suárez

Book Overview

The first comprehensive defense of an inferential conception of scientific representation with applications to art and epistemology.

Mauricio Su rez develops a conception of representation that delivers a compelling account of modeling practice. He begins by discussing the history and methodology of model building, charting the emergence of what he calls the modeling attitude, a nineteenth-century and fin de si cle development. Prominent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226830047
• ISBN13: 9780226830049
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"