Idealization XII: Correcting the Model--Idealization and Abstraction in the Sciences (Poznañ Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities 86)

Contents Preface Analytical Table of Contents Kevin D. HOOVER: Quantitative Evaluation of Idealized Models in the New Classical Macroeconomics John PEMBERTON: Why Idealized Models in Economics Have Limited Use Amos FUNKENSTEIN: The Revival of Aristotle’s Nature James R. GRIESEMER: The Informational Gene and the Substantial Body: On the Generalization of Evolutionary Theory by Abstraction Nancy J. NERSESSIAN: Abstraction via Generic Modeling in Concept Formation in Science Margaret MORRISON: Approximating the Real: The Role of Idealizations in Physical Theory Martin R. JONES: Idealization and Abstraction: A Framework David S. NIVISON: Standard Time James BOGEN and James WOODWARD: Evading the IRS M. Norton WISE: Realism Is Dead Ronald N. GIERE: Is Realism Dead?