11 ideas
15785 | Our commitments are to an 'ontology', but also to an 'ideology', or conceptual system [Hintikka] |
15786 | Commitment to possible worlds is part of our ideology, not part of our ontology [Hintikka] |
17498 | In the 'received view' models are formal; the 'semantic view' emphasises representation [Portides, by PG] |
17501 | Representational success in models depends on success of their explanations [Portides] |
17502 | The best model of the atomic nucleus is the one which explains the most results [Portides] |
17496 | 'Model' belongs in a family of concepts, with representation, idealisation and abstraction [Portides] |
17497 | Models are theory-driven, or phenomenological (more empirical and specific) [Portides] |
17499 | Theoretical models can represent, by mapping onto the data-models [Portides] |
8406 | Not all explanations are causal, but if a thing can be explained at all, it can be explained causally [Sanford] |
17500 | General theories may be too abstract to actually explain the mechanisms [Portides] |
8407 | A totality of conditions necessary for an occurrence is usually held to be jointly sufficient for it [Sanford] |