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Programs, models, theories, and reality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2002

Robert I. Damper
Robert I. Damper
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United [email protected] www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~rid
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Abstract

The question “Are ‘biorobots' good models of biological behaviour?” can be seen as a specific instance of a more general question about the relation between computer programs and models, between models and theories, and between theories and reality. This commentary develops a personal view of these relations, from an antirealism perspective. Programs, models, theories and reality are separate and distinct entities which may converge in particular cases but should never be confused.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , December 2001 , pp. 1055 - 1056
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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