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SUMMARY:Dakje Is (^=), Jeremy Seligman
ATTENDEE;ROLE=Speaker:Jeremy Seligman
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DESCRIPTION:The use in science of sophisticated, c
 omplex models is widespread and yet the epistemolo
 gy of science has focussed mostly on the relations
 hip between theory and observation, to the neglect
  of modelling. Recent discussions of models have e
 mphasised their autonomy and questioned the abilit
 y of previous epistemological views to account for
  their place in scientific practice. In this talk,
  I propose that we regard models as computational 
 devices and then use algorithmic information theor
 y to account for their use and their relationship 
 to theory. The adoption of this perspective adds a
  twist to some familiar topics in the philosophy o
 f science such as the distinction between realism 
 and instrumentalism.    For more information on Je
 remy, see http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/phi/staff
 /jeremy_seligman.htm
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 The use in science of sophisticated, complex model
 s is\n        widespread and yet the epistemology 
 of science has\n        focussed mostly on the rel
 ationship between theory and\n        observation,
  to the neglect of modelling. Recent\n        disc
 ussions of models have emphasised their autonomy\n
         and questioned the ability of previous epi
 stemological\n        views to account for their p
 lace in scientific practice. In\n        this talk
 , I propose that we regard models as computational
 \n        devices and then use algorithmic informa
 tion theory to\n        account for their use and 
 their relationship to theory. The\n        adoptio
 n of this perspective adds a twist to some familia
 r\n        topics in the philosophy of science suc
 h as the distinction\n        between realism and 
 instrumentalism.\n      </p>\n    \n      <p>\n   
      For more information on Jeremy, see\n        
  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.arts.auckland
 .ac.nz/phi/staff/jeremy_seligman.htm">http://www.a
 rts.auckland.ac.nz/phi/staff/jeremy_seligman.htm</
 a>\n      </p>\n    
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