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Models of Science and Models in Science

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Models and Inferences in Science

Part of the book series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics ((SAPERE,volume 25))

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This article describes and compares four models of science: the analytic-synthetic model, the hypothetico-deductive model, the semantic model, and the analytic model. It also briefly discusses to what extent each of these models is capable of accounting for models in science.

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  1. Sapienza University of Rome, Via Carlo Fea 2, Rome, Italy

    Carlo Cellucci

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  1. Dipartimento di Filosofia, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Emiliano Ippoliti

  2. Dipartimento di Filosofia, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Fabio Sterpetti

  3. Department of Philosophy, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA

    Thomas Nickles

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Cellucci, C. (2016). Models of Science and Models in Science. In: Ippoliti, E., Sterpetti, F., Nickles, T. (eds) Models and Inferences in Science. Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28163-6_6

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