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Abstract / Description of output
The goal of this essay is to address the problem of inconsistent models, and in particular, the challenge it poses for perspectivism. I attend to two main tasks. I analyse the argument, draw attention to some hidden premises behind it, and deflate these premises. Then I introduce the notion of perspectival models as a distinctive class of modeling practices, whose primary function is heuristic. I illustrate perspectival modeling with two examples taken from contemporary high-energy physics at LHC, CERN, which are designed to show how a plurality of seemingly incompatible models (once suitably understood) is often methodologically crucial to advance the realist quest in cutting-edge areas of scientific inquiry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 335-359 |
Journal | Philosophy of Science |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2018 |
Event | Acádemie Internationale de Philosophie de Sciences (AIPS) Conference October 28-30, 2016 - Technische Universitӓt Dortmund , Dortmund, Germany Duration: 28 Oct 2016 → 30 Oct 2016 |
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Perspectival Realism. Science, Knowledge, and Truth from a Human Vantage Point.
1/01/16 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
Research output
- 1 Chapter
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Investing in fundamental research: for whom? A philosopher's perspective
Massimi, M., 30 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) The Economics of Big Science: Essays by Leading Scientists and Policy Makers . Beck, H. P. & Charitos, P. (eds.). Springer, p. 113-116 4 p. (Science Policy Reports).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open AccessFile
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Scientific pluralism and the problem of inconsistent models
Michela Massimi (Keynote speaker)
28 Sept 2020Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Investing in fundamental science - for whom?
Michela Massimi (Invited speaker)
25 Jun 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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AI for 21st century discovery
Michela Massimi (Invited speaker)
5 Dec 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Profiles
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Michela Massimi
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences - Personal Chair of Philosophy of Science
Person: Academic: Research Active