Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology Logical, Epistemolog
This book discusses how scientific and other types of cognition make use of models, abduction, and explanatory reasoning in order to produce important or creative changes in theories and concepts. It includes revised contributions presented during the int
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Lorenzo Magnani Claudia Casadio Editors
Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology Logical, Epistemological, and Cognitive Issues
Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics Volume 27
Series editor Lorenzo Magnani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy e-mail: [email protected] Editorial Board Atocha Aliseda Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Coyoacan, Mexico Giuseppe Longo Centre Cavaillès, CNRS—Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France Chris Sinha Lund University, Lund, Sweden Paul Thagard Waterloo University, Waterloo, ON, Canada John Woods University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
About this Series Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics (SAPERE) publishes new developments and advances in all the fields of philosophy, epistemology, and ethics, bringing them together with a cluster of scientific disciplines and technological outcomes: from computer science to life sciences, from economics, law, and education to engineering, logic, and mathematics, from medicine to physics, human sciences, and politics. It aims at covering all the challenging philosophical and ethical themes of contemporary society, making them appropriately applicable to contemporary theoretical, methodological, and practical problems, impasses, controversies, and conflicts. The series includes monographs, lecture notes, selected contributions from specialized conferences and workshops as well as selected Ph.D. theses.
Advisory Board A. Abe, Chiba, Japan H. Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark O. Bueno, Coral Gables, USA S. Chandrasekharan, Mumbai, India M. Dascal, Tel Aviv, Israel G.D. Crnkovic, Västerås, Sweden M. Ghins, Lovain-la-Neuve, Belgium M. Guarini, Windsor, Canada R. Gudwin, Campinas, Brazil A. Heeffer, Ghent, Belgium M. Hildebrandt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands K.E. Himma, Seattle, USA M. Hoffmann, Atlanta, USA P. Li, Guangzhou, P.R. China G. Minnameier, Frankfurt, Germany M. Morrison, Toronto, Canada Y. Ohsawa, Tokyo, Japan S. Paavola, Helsinki, Finland W. Park, Daejeon, South Korea
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Editors Lorenzo Magnani Department of Humanities, Philosophy Section, and Computational Philosophy Laboratory University of Pavia Pavia Italy
Claudia Casadio Department of Philosophy, Education and Economical-Quantitative S
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