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Models and scientific representations or
who is afraid of inconsistency?
pp. 3027-3040
Abstract
I argue that if we make explicit the role of the user of scientific representations not only in the application but also in the construction of a model or representation, then inconsistent modeling assumptions do not pose an insurmountable obstacle to our representational practices.
Publication details
Published in:
Bueno Otávio, Vickers Peter (2014) Is science inconsistent?. Synthese 191 (13).
Pages: 3027-3040
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-014-0471-9
Full citation:
Frisch Mathias (2014) „Models and scientific representations or: who is afraid of inconsistency?“. Synthese 191 (13), 3027–3040.