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It also mimics genetic experimental data. Indeed, a simple unifying model has significant virtues, even if it is difficult for it to fit diverse and complex empirical situations. Now Prusinkiewicz et al. Put differently, a model can mimic reality for the wrong reasons. Comparative analysis of distinct proposed mechanisms, including novel discriminating predictions is necessary.
The preceding illustrates that no model can fully satisfy all the functions and virtues of modeling. For instance, every model is limited in scope and identifies only some mechanisms.
There are trade-offs among functions Wimsatt, ; for instance, 1 unification comes at the price of model fitting and prediction, and 2 model fitting and mechanism identification are not always aligned. Because of these trade-offs, different researchers make distinct claims about which functions are primary and forget that a theory is often a family of mathematical models, with each model maximizing only some functions.
Modelers should not become prisoners of their own abstractions Levins and Lewontin, , p. The philosophical perspective I have here called The Pragmatic View makes our modeling functions explicit. Wade provided comments. National Center for Biotechnology Information , U. Journal List Front Plant Sci v. Front Plant Sci. Published online Jun 7. Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer. Received Apr 27; Accepted May 1. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License , which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited.
This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Introduction Philosophy can shed light on mathematical modeling and the juxtaposition of modeling and empirical data. Philosophy of Science and Models Three distinct philosophical perspectives on the nature and dynamics of scientific theory were sequentially developed in the twentieth century.
Van Fraassen, an innovative advocate of this SEMANTIC VIEW remarked: to present a theory, we define the class of its models directly , without paying any attention to questions of axiomatizability, in any special language, however relevant or simple or logically interesting that might be. Van Fraassen, , p.
Apostel, , p. Unification Unification involves the integration and synthesis of disparate types of evidence and models.
A Case Study The foregoing is illustrated with a debate between two camps of modelers, each focusing on different modeling functions. The models Prusinkiewicz et al. Speaking at cross-purposes Prusinkiewicz et al. Conclusion The preceding illustrates that no model can fully satisfy all the functions and virtues of modeling.
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