Beyond Mimesis and Convention Representation in Art and Science /

Representation is a concern crucial to the sciences and the arts alike. Scientists devote substantial time to devising and exploring representations of all kinds. From photographs and computer-generated images to diagrams, charts, and graphs; from scale models to abstract theories, representations a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Frigg, Roman. (Editor), Hunter, Matthew. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
Series:Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 262
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3851-7
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction - Roman Frigg and Matthew Hunter, "Beyond Mimesis and Convention: Representation in Art and Science"
  • 1) Catherine Z. Elgin, "Telling Instances"
  • 2) Nancy Cartwright, "Models: Parables v Fables"
  • 3) Anjan Chakravartty, "Truth and Representation in Science: Two Inspirations from Art"
  • 4) David Davies, "Learning through Fictional Narratives in Art and Science"
  • 5) Adam Toon, "Models as Make-Believe"
  • 6) Roman Frigg, "Fiction and Scientific Representation"
  • 7) Manuel Garca̕-Carpintero, "Fictional Entities, Theoretical Models and Figurative Truth"
  • 8) James Elkins, "Visual Practices Across the University"
  • 9) Matthew Hunter, "Experiment, Theory, Representation: Robert Hooke's Material Models"
  • 10) Dawna Schuld, "Lost in Space: Consciousness and Experiment in the Work of Irwin and Turrell"
  • 11) John Hyman, "Art and Neuroscience"
  • Index.