DOI: 10.1086/286874. The Role of Models in Science

10.1086/286874

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Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Philosophy of Science (56)

Abstract

The intention and the result of a scientific inquiry is to obtain an understanding and a control of some part of the universe. This statement implies a dualistic attitude on the part of scientists. Indeed, science does and should proceed from this dualistic basis. But even though the scientist behaves dualistically, his dualism is operational and does not necessarily imply strict dualistic metaphysics.

Bibliography

Rosenblueth, A., & Wiener, N. (1945). The Role of Models in Science. Philosophy of Science, 12(4), 316â321.

Authors 2

Arturo Rosenblueth (first)
Norbert Wiener (additional)

References 0 Referenced 249

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Dates

Type	When
Created	22 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 25, 2002, 12:53 p.m.)
Deposited	3 years, 5 months ago (March 14, 2022, 10:06 a.m.)
Indexed	2 days, 2 hours ago (Aug. 30, 2025, 12:58 p.m.)
Issued	79 years, 11 months ago (Oct. 1, 1945)
Published	79 years, 11 months ago (Oct. 1, 1945)
Published Online	3 years, 5 months ago (March 14, 2022)
Published Print	79 years, 11 months ago (Oct. 1, 1945)

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BibTeX

@article{Rosenblueth_1945, title={The Role of Models in Science}, volume={12}, ISSN={1539-767X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/286874}, DOI={10.1086/286874}, number={4}, journal={Philosophy of Science}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Rosenblueth, Arturo and Wiener, Norbert}, year={1945}, month=oct, pages={316–321} }

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