Science fictions: Comment on Godfrey-Smith

Philosophical Studies 143 (1):117 - 125 (2009)
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This is a comment on Peter Godfrey-Smith’s, “Models and Fictions in Science”. The comments explore problems he raises if we treat model systems as fictions in a naturalized and deflationary framework.

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