Perspectival modeling

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)335-359
JournalPhilosophy of Science
Volume85
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2018
EventAcádemie Internationale de Philosophie de Sciences (AIPS) Conference October 28-30, 2016 - Technische Universitӓt Dortmund , Dortmund, Germany
Duration: 28 Oct 201630 Oct 2016

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