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Scientific Representation
Author(s) -
Suárez Mauricio
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00261.x
Subject(s) - representation (politics) , epistemology , relation (database) , philosophy of science , history and philosophy of science , engineering ethics , computer science , management science , sociology , philosophy , political science , engineering , law , database , politics
Scientific representation is a currently booming topic, both in analytical philosophy and in history and philosophy of science. The analytical inquiry attempts to come to terms with the relation between theory and world; while historians and philosophers of science aim to develop an account of the practice of model building in the sciences. This article provides a review of recent work within both traditions, and ultimately argues for a practice‐based account of the means employed by scientists to effectively achieve representation in the modelling sciences.