The Scientific Imagination

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New York, US: Oup Usa (2019)
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This book looks at the role of the imagination in science, from both philosophical and psychological perspectives. These contributions combine to provide a comprehensive and exciting picture of this under-explored subject.

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Capturing the scientific imagination.Fiora Salis & Roman Frigg
Imagining Mechanisms with Diagrams.Benjamin Sheredos & William Bechtel
The Fictional Character of Scientific Models.  (pages 101-126)Stacie Friend

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Arnon Levy
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peter Smith
Harvard University

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