Modeling the Possible: Perspectives from Philosophy of Science (1) (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science)

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Models are used to explore possibilities across all scientific fields. Climate models simulate the potential future climatic conditions under various emissions scenarios, macroeconomic models investigate the implications of various fiscal and monetary policy initiatives, and infectious diseases models study the spread of viral diseases under a range of conditions. Such modeling approaches have not gone ignored by philosophers of science, but they have only recently started to explicitly address modeling the possible. So far, the discussion has been spread across a variety of more or less isolated pockets of debate in the philosophy of science. Modeling the Possible: Perspectives from Philosophy of Science draws together these studies, focusing specifically on how various modeling practices probe possibilities and justify claims concerning them.The volume is divided into three sections, plus an introductory chapter. The introductory chapter provides a state-of-the-art survey of the discussions of modeling possibilities within the philosophy of science, as well as an introduction to the book’s main themes and individual papers. The three sections focus on different kinds of possibility concepts, possibility spaces, and how-possibly modeling in practical situations. The chapters contained in this volume address conceptual and theoretical issues while also presenting case studies from various scientific domains: physics, evolutionary and synthetic biology, network science, climate science, economics, and epidemiology.Essential reading for philosophers of science, epistemologists, and modelers in various scientific disciplines, Modeling the Possible is also suitable for anyone interested in model-based scientific inferences, their validity, and the policy conclusions derived from them.
Copyright:
2025

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296 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040318812
Related ISBNs:
9781040318799, 9781003342816, 9781032379647
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Taylor & Francis
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selection and editorial matter Tarja Knuuttila, Till Grüne-Yanoff, Rami Koskinen and Ylwa Sjölin Wirling
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Language:
English
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Nonfiction, Philosophy
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Edited by:
null Tarja Knuuttila
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null Till Grüne-Yanoff
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null Rami Koskinen
Edited by:
null Ylwa Sjölin Wirling

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