Models in Contemporary SciencesMassimo Negrotti Peter Lang, 2004 - 379 páginas The papers presented in this book deal with methodological and application problems which arise when models are compared to theories, or when theories are to build models. |
Conteúdo
ROBERT FRANCK | 9 |
Models Thinking | 23 |
GIOVANNI BONIOLO | 61 |
MARIO BORILLO | 87 |
ALESSANDRO BRUSCHI | 105 |
LUCIANO CELI | 137 |
MARIELLA COMBI | 163 |
LUCIANO FLORIDI AND JEFF W SANDERS | 177 |
GIUSEPPE LANZAVECCHIA | 221 |
Termos e frases comuns
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