Symbolic versus Modelistic Elements in Scientific Modeling
<p>In this paper, we argue that symbols (or the symbolic) are conventional vehicles whose chief function is denotation, while models (or the modelistic) are epistemic vehicles, and their chief function is to show what their targets are like in the relevant aspects. Although the same object ma...
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| Language: | English |
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University of the Basque Country
2015-06-01
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| Series: | THEORIA : an International Journal for Theory, History and Fundations of Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/12863 |