ModelsasMediators

ModelsasMediatorsdiscussesthewaysinwhichmodelsfunctioninmodernscience,particularlyinthefieldsofphysicsandeconomics.Modelsplayavarietyofrolesinthesciences:theyareusedinthedevelopment,explorationandapplicationoftheoriesandinmeasurementmethods.Theyalsoprovideinstrumentsforusingscientificconceptsandprinciplestointerveneintheworld.Theeditorsprovideaframeworkwhichcoverstheconstructionandfunctionofscientificmodels,andexplorethewaysinwhichtheyenableustolearnaboutboththeoriesandtheworld.Thecontributorstothevolumeoffertheirownindividualtheoreticalperspectivestocoverawiderangeofexamplesofmodelling,fromphysics,economicsandchemistry.Thesepapersprovideidealcase-studymaterialforunderstandingboththeconceptsandtypicalelementsofmodelling,usinganalyticalapproachesfromthephilosophyandhistoryofscience.