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Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Scientific Modeling |
Editors | Tarja Knuuttila, Natalia Carrillo, Rami Koskinen |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 270-283 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (electronic) | 9781003205647 |
ISBN (print) | 9781032071510 |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- General Arts and Humanities
- Mathematics(all)
- General Mathematics
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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Scientific Modeling. ed. / Tarja Knuuttila; Natalia Carrillo; Rami Koskinen. 1. ed. London: Routledge, 2024. p. 270-283.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Model Transfer in Science
AU - Herfeld, Catherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2025 selection and editorial matter Tarja Knuuttila, Natalia Carrillo, and Rami Koskinen.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - A conspicuous feature of contemporary modeling practices is the use of the same mathematical forms and modeling methods across different scientific domains. This model transfer raises many philosophical questions concerning, for example, the exact object of transfer, the relationship between the model and the target domain, the specific challenges such transfer confronts, and the ways in which model transfer relates to scientific progress. While the interest in studying model transfer has increased among philosophers of science in recent years, the phenomenon has not yet received its due attention. The literature is scattered and much of it has addressed questions around the factors that might explain model transfer, such as whether the different target phenomena to which a model is applied eventually prove to be structurally and dynamically similar, or whether they have to share more fundamental ontological features that explain the interdisciplinary success of distinct models. This chapter surveys the existing literature on model transfer with the main goal of highlighting the main findings of existing discussions and pointing out open issues whose discussion would improve our understanding of this highly relevant phenomenon in science.
AB - A conspicuous feature of contemporary modeling practices is the use of the same mathematical forms and modeling methods across different scientific domains. This model transfer raises many philosophical questions concerning, for example, the exact object of transfer, the relationship between the model and the target domain, the specific challenges such transfer confronts, and the ways in which model transfer relates to scientific progress. While the interest in studying model transfer has increased among philosophers of science in recent years, the phenomenon has not yet received its due attention. The literature is scattered and much of it has addressed questions around the factors that might explain model transfer, such as whether the different target phenomena to which a model is applied eventually prove to be structurally and dynamically similar, or whether they have to share more fundamental ontological features that explain the interdisciplinary success of distinct models. This chapter surveys the existing literature on model transfer with the main goal of highlighting the main findings of existing discussions and pointing out open issues whose discussion would improve our understanding of this highly relevant phenomenon in science.
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DO - 10.4324/9781003205647-24
M3 - Contribution to book/anthology
SN - 9781032071510
SP - 270
EP - 283
BT - The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Scientific Modeling
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