Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleThe nature and function of models.AuthorsGiere, Ronald N.AbstractDiscusses the use of robotics in the modeling of biological systems. Functions of models as representational objects; Details of abstract mathematical models; Advantages of the use of robots and computer simulations as models of biological systems.SubjectsROBOTICS; BIOLOGICAL models; COMPUTER simulationPublicationBehavioral & Brain Sciences, 2001, Vol 24, Issue 6, p1060ISSN0140-525XPublication typeArticleDOI10.1017/S0140525X01320125