Model-Based Reasoning: Science, Technology, Values

by Lorenzo Magnani (Editor), Nancy J. Nersessian (Editor)

There are several key ingredients common to the various forms of model-based reasoning considered in this book. The term ‘model’ comprises both internal and external representations. The models are intended as interpretations of target physical systems, processes, phenomena, or situations and are retrieved or constructed on the basis of potentially satisfying salient constraints of the target domain. The book’s contributors are researchers active in the area of creative reasoning in science and technology.

509 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 31, 2002