Abstract
This article analyzes the epistemic contributions of models by distinguishing three roles that they might play: an evidential role, a revealing role and a stimulating role. By using an account of learning based on the philosophical understanding of propositional knowledge as true justified belief, the paper provides the conditions to be fulfilled by a model in order to play a determined role. A case study of an economic model of the labor market—the DMP model—illustrates the usefulness of these conditions in articulating debates over the epistemic contributions of a given model.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 405-423 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Perspectives on Science |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2015 |