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- Title
Perspectival Modeling.
- Authors
Massimi, Michela
- Abstract
The goal of this article is to address the problem of inconsistent models and the challenge it poses for perspectivism. I analyze the argument, draw attention to some hidden premises behind it, and deflate them. Then I introduce the notion of perspectival models as a distinctive class of modeling practices whose primary function is exploratory. I illustrate perspectival modeling with two examples taken from contemporary high-energy physics at the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which are designed to show how a plurality of seemingly incompatible models (suitably understood) is methodologically crucial to advance the realist quest in cutting-edge areas of scientific inquiry.
- Subjects
FRANCE; SWITZERLAND; LARGE Hadron Collider; SUPERCOLLIDERS; EUROPEAN Organization for Nuclear Research; SCIENTIFIC method
- Publication
Philosophy of Science, 2018, Vol 85, Issue 3, p335
- ISSN
0031-8248
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/697745