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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

44. Model-Based Reasoning in the Social Sciences

Author : Federica Russo

Published in: Springer Handbook of Model-Based Science

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Social scientists use different types of model to reason about social objects and to study social phenomena. In this chapter, I provide an overview of various forms of model-based reasoning in social research, especially quantitative and qualitative. In the course of the chapter, I highlight differences with other variants of model-based reasoning, notably the one inherited from logical positivism, and I discuss the use of experiments and simulation in social contexts. The chapter also investigates intersections between model-based reasoning and other notions, such as explanation and causality, truth and validity.

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Metadata
Title
Model-Based Reasoning in the Social Sciences
Author
Federica Russo
Copyright Year
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
Springer Handbook of Model-Based Science

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-30525-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-30526-4

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30526-4_44

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