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models in science  

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  • The model-oriented stance in the philosophy of science places models at center stage in our analysis of scientific practice and focuses on issues to do with their multivarious nature(s) and role(s). Many of the relevant examples in this entry have been drawn from the physical sciences, but there are obvious ways in which the discussion can be extended to the social sciences. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Models in Science]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-K71FKSNR-9

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