Calculus and counterpossibles in science.

A mathematical model in science can be formulated as a counterfactual conditional, with the model's assumptions in the antecedent and its predictions in the consequent. Interestingly, some of these models appear to have assumptions that are metaphysically impossible. Consider models in ecology that...

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Published in:	Synthese Vol. 198; no. 12; pp. 12153 - 12175
Main Author:	McLoone, Brian
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Dec2021
Subjects:	Counterfactuals (Logic) Calculus Lotka-Volterra equations Differential equations Scientific models Mathematical models
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost