An agent-based conception of models and scientific representation

Synthese

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-281

  Giere, Ronald N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agents; Cognitive linguistics; Fictions; Intentions; Models; Scientific representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251496272     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-009-9506-z     Document Type: Article

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