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Models, High-Energy Theoretical Physics and Realism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2022
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Let me say at the outset that the following exercise is an attempt to make some sense out of what I have seen my colleagues (and indeed at times myself) doing in science - more particularly in theoretical high-energy physics. I do not claim that my conclusions are final or permanent. In fact, it appears to me that Professor MacKinnon's new book, Scientific Explanation and Atomic Physics, may; present a suitable framework within which to discuss the issues raised here. In any event, since most of this paper consists of a story to be told, it may be of interest to philosophers of science.
Today I shall use developments In the field of theoretical high-energy physics to examine three issues of interest to the philosophy of science. First will be the use of highly abstract, formal models, in the generation and evolution of theories.
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- Part I. High-Energy Physics
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Edward MacKinnon, Andrew Pickering, Michael Redhead and Paul Teller provided very helpful comments on a preliminary draft of this paper.