Philosophy of Probability and Statistical Modelling
This Element has two main aims. The first one (sections 1-7) is an historically informed review of the philosophy of probability. It describes recent historiography, lays out the distinction between subjective and objective notions, and concludes ...
Fictions in Science
Science is popularly understood as being an ideal of impartial algorithmic objectivity that provides us with a realistic description of the world down to the last detail. The essays collected in this book-written by some of the leading experts in ...
Inference and Representation
The first comprehensive defense of an inferential conception of scientific representation with applications to art and epistemology. ¿ Mauricio Suárez develops a conception of representation that delivers a compelling account of modeling practice....