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Lunch Lecture - Tobias Henschen

PD Dr. Tobias Henschen

Epistemologie und Wissenschaftstheorie
Universität Freiburg

What is a scientific model?
Wann 24.10.2019
von 12:15 bis 13:00
Wo Universität Freiburg, KG I, HS 1009
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Teilnehmer Universitätsoffen / Open to university members
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What is a scientific model?

 

It is relatively easy for us to provide a (potentially long) list of scientific models. But can we say (or define) what a scientific model is? In my talk, I’m going to argue that a descriptive account of scientific models (e.g. one of distinguishing different types of scientific models) is not going to help us with that question. I will then discuss and ultimately dismiss two philosophical (or normative) accounts of scientific models: one that answers the above question by considering the relation between models and theories, and one that defines scientific models in terms of structures. I will finally put up for discussion whether we can make progress when paying attention to the functions that scientific models serve.