The Relation Between Scientific Models and Their Targets: Report on the “Representation in Science” Workshop

Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 50 (2):307-310 (2019)
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Brief overview of the debates held in the workshop on scientific representation, in Prague, May 2018.

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10.1007/s10838-019-09457-7

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