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The Concept and the Role of the Model in Mathematics and Natural and Social Sciences

Proceedings of the Colloquium sponsored by the Division of Philosophy of Sciences of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Sciences organized at Utrecht, January 1960

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  • © 1961

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Authors:
  1. Hans Freudenthal
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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 3)

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Towards the Formal Study of Models in the Non-Formal Sciences

    • Leo Apostel
    Pages 1-37

  3. The Use of Models in Experimental Psychology

    • Richard C. Atkinson
    Pages 38-47

  4. Semantics of Physical Theories

    • E. W. Beth
    Pages 48-51

  5. Sur la Notion de Modèle en Microphysique

    • Jean-Louis Destouches
    Pages 52-57

  6. Modèles à Variables de Différentes Sortes Pour les Logiques Modales M″ ou S 5

    • Robert Feys
    Pages 58-72

  7. Les Modèles et L’Algèbre Logique

    • R. Fraïssé
    Pages 73-77

  8. Models in Applied Probability

    • Hans Freudenthal
    Pages 78-88

  9. Symbolische und Ikonische Modelle

    • G. Frey
    Pages 89-97

  10. The Model in Physics

    • H. J. Groenewold
    Pages 98-103

  11. Axiomatizability of Geometry without Points

    • Andrzej Grzegorczyk
    Pages 104-111

  12. Certains Aspects Syntactiques d’une Notion de Modèle: Relativisation d’une Fonction Logique de Choix

    • Marcel Guillaume
    Pages 112-124

  13. Model and Insight

    • A. Kuipers
    Pages 125-132

  14. Molecules and Models

    • J. J. Mulckhuyse
    Pages 133-151

  15. Modèle D’Interaction Entre Corpuscules en Théorie Fonctionnelle

    • Pham Xuân Yêm
    Pages 152-154

  16. Formal Structures in Indian Logic

    • J. F. Staal
    Pages 155-162

  17. A Comparison of the Meaning and Uses of Models in Mathematics and the Empirical Sciences

    • Patrick Suppes
    Pages 163-177

  18. Model, Description and Knowledge

    • J. B. Ubbink
    Pages 178-194
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  • Book Title: The Concept and the Role of the Model in Mathematics and Natural and Social Sciences

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Colloquium sponsored by the Division of Philosophy of Sciences of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Sciences organized at Utrecht, January 1960

  • Authors: Hans Freudenthal

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3667-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, The Netherlands 1961

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0017-9Published: 31 July 1961

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3669-6Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3667-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 194

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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