• Evaluating Formal Models of Science

    Author(s):
    Mike Thicke (see profile)
    Date:
    2019
    Subject(s):
    Philosophy, Science--Philosophy
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Epistemology, Philosophy of science
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/w3jm-5g35
    Abstract:
    This paper presents an account of how to evaluate formal models of science: models and simulations in social epistemology designed to draw normative conclusions about the social structure of scientific research. I argue that such models should be evaluated according to their representational and predictive accuracy. Using these criteria and comparisons with familiar models from science, I argue that most formal models of science are incapable of supporting normative conclusions.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1007/s10838-018-9440-1
    Publisher:
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Pub. Date:
    2019-2-1
    Journal:
    Journal for General Philosophy of Science
    Volume:
    51
    Issue:
    2
    Page Range:
    315 - 335
    ISSN:
    0925-4560,1572-8587
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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