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Scientific Integrity. Models in Science. 1. Semantics: Models and Representation Models can perform two fundamentally different representational functions. On the one hand, a model can be a representation of a selected part of the world (the ‘target system’). Depending on the nature of the target, such models are either models of phenomena or models of data. On the other hand, a model can represent a theory in the sense that it interprets the laws and axioms of that theory. These two notions are not mutually exclusive as scientific models can be representations in both senses at the same time. 1.1 Representational models I: models of phenomena Many scientific models represent a phenomenon, where ‘phenomenon’ is used as an umbrella term covering all relatively stable and general features of the world that are interesting from a scientific point of view.
A first step towards a discussion of the issue of scientific representation is to realize that there is no such thing as the problem of scientific representation. Scale models.
ENSI/SENSI Lesson List: Nature of Science. Epistemology. Understanding Science. Home — Science in Society. SKAPP Home. THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2008 — Page 2. DAVID BRIN Physicist; Technical Consultant; Science Fiction Writer; Author, The Transparent Society Sometimes you are glad to discover you were wrong. My best example of that kind of pleasant surprise is India. I'm delighted to see its recent rise, on (tentative) course toward economic, intellectual and social success.
If these trends continue, it will matter a lot to Earth civilization, as a whole. The factors that fostered this trend appear to have been atypical — at least according to common preconceptions like "west and east" or "right vs left. " I learned a lesson, about questioning my assumptions. Alas, there have been darker surprises. Alvin Toffler appears to have sussed it. Other than the tenacious grip of Culture War, what evidence can I offer? One casualty: the assertive, pragmatic approach to negotiation and human-wrought progress that used to be mother's milk to this civilization. Yes, there were initial signs of all this, even in the 1990s. 125th Anniversary Issue: Science Online Special Feature.