European Journal for Philosophy of Science ( IF 1.5 ) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 , DOI: 10.1007/s13194-022-00469-7 Franklin R Jacoby
The aim of this article is to use a model from the origin of life studies to provide some depth and detail to our understanding of exploratory models by suggesting that some of these models should be understood as indeterminate. Models that are indeterminate are a type of exploratory model and therefore have extensive potential and can prompt new lines of research. They are distinctive in that, given the current state of scientific understanding, we cannot specify how and where the model will be useful in understanding the natural world: in this case, the origin of life on Earth. The purpose of introducing indeterminacy is to emphasize the epistemic uncertainty associated with modeling, a feature of this practice that has been under emphasized in the literature in favor of attempts to understand the more specific epistemic successes afforded by models.
中文翻译:
寻找生命中的探索性建模和不确定性
本文的目的是使用生命研究起源的模型,通过建议将其中一些模型理解为不确定的,为我们对探索模型的理解提供一些深度和细节。不确定的模型是一种探索性模型,因此具有广泛的潜力,可以促进新的研究方向。它们的独特之处在于,鉴于当前的科学理解状态,我们无法具体说明该模型如何以及在何处有助于理解自然世界:在这种情况下,是地球上生命的起源。引入不确定性的目的是强调与建模相关的认知不确定性,