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Representation in science

Suárez, Mauricio (2015) Representation in science. In: Humpreys, Paul, (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Science. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199368815

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Identification Number: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199368815.013.25

Abstract

This article provides a state-of-the-art review of the philosophical literature on scientific representation. It first argues that the topic emerges historically mainly out of what may be called the modelling tradition. It then introduces a number of helpful analytical distinctions and goes on to divide contemporary approaches to scientific representation into two distinct kinds, substantive and deflationary. Analogies with related discussions of artistic representation in aesthetics and the nature of truth in metaphysics are pursued. It is finally urged that the most promising approaches—and the ones most likely to feature prominently in future developments—are deflationary. In particular, a defense is provided of a genuinely inferential conception of representation.

Item Type: Book Section
Official URL: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/
Additional Information: © 2015 Oxford University Press
Divisions: CPNSS
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Q Science > Q Science (General)
Date Deposited: 05 Feb 2016 14:38
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 17:30
Projects: FFI2011-29834-C03-01, FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF: Project number 329430
Funders: Spanish Government, European Commission
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/65253

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