The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Scientific Modeling

An outstanding reference source to this fast-growing area and is the first volume of its kind. Essential reading for students and scholars of philosophy of science, formal epistemology, and philosophy of social science, and for those in related fields such as computer science and information technology.

Tarja Knuuttila is a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Vienna, Austria. She has developed a novel artifactual account of models. Knuuttila focuses in her research on scientific modeling, interdisciplinarity, and the modal dimension of science with a special focus on synthetic biology, engineering sciences, and economics.

Natalia Carrillo is a Researcher in the Philosophy of Science and Technology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), with a background in mathematics. Her research interests include scientific modeling, metaphor and abstraction in science, and the epistemic role of artifactuality.

Rami Koskinen is a Philosopher of Science at the University of Vienna, Austria, with an interest in the general philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, and epistemology. He has been studying modal reasoning in the sciences, modeling in synthetic biology, and the question of multiple realizability.