Un enfoque inferencial y dinámico de la modelización y de la comprensión en biología

  1. Rodrigo Lopez-Orellana
  2. Juan Redmond
  3. David Cortés-García
Zeitschrift:
Revista de Humanidades de Valparaíso

ISSN: 0719-4242 0719-4234

Datum der Publikation: 2019

Nummer: 14

Seiten: 315-334

Art: Artikel

DOI: 10.22370/RHV2019ISS14PP315-334 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen Access editor

Andere Publikationen in: Revista de Humanidades de Valparaíso

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Zusammenfassung

This paper aims to propose an inferential and dynamic approach to understanding with models in biology. Understanding plays a central role in the practice of modeling. From its links with the other two central elements of scientific research, experimentation and explanation, we show its epistemic relevance to the case of explanation in biology. Furthermore, by including the notion of understanding, we propose a non-referentialist perspective on scientific models, which is determined by their use