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Model Transfer in Science

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  • Catherine Herfeld

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Scientific Modeling
EditorsTarja Knuuttila, Natalia Carrillo, Rami Koskinen
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge
Pages270-283
Number of pages13
ISBN (electronic)9781003205647
ISBN (print)9781032071510
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Abstract

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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Model Transfer in Science. / Herfeld, Catherine.
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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Herfeld, C 2024, Model Transfer in Science. in T Knuuttila, N Carrillo & R Koskinen (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Scientific Modeling. 1. edn, Routledge, London, pp. 270-283. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003205647-24
Herfeld, C. (2024). Model Transfer in Science. In T. Knuuttila, N. Carrillo, & R. Koskinen (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Scientific Modeling (1. ed., pp. 270-283). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003205647-24
Herfeld C. Model Transfer in Science. In Knuuttila T, Carrillo N, Koskinen R, editors, The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Scientific Modeling. 1. ed. London: Routledge. 2024. p. 270-283 doi: 10.4324/9781003205647-24
Herfeld, Catherine. / Model Transfer in Science. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Scientific Modeling. editor / Tarja Knuuttila ; Natalia Carrillo ; Rami Koskinen. 1. ed. London : Routledge, 2024. pp. 270-283
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