
A Model Discipline
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- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 A Model Discipline
- 1.1 The Model in Political Science
- 1.2 Metaphors and Analogies, Fables and Fictions
- 1.3 The Broad Themes of the Book
- 1.4 Plan of the Book
- 1.5 What This Book Is Not
- 2 The Science in Political Science
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 What Political Scientists Say They Are Doing
- 2.3 Hypothetico-Deductivism
- 2.4 Problems with H-D
- 2.5 How We Got Here
- 2.6 Conclusion
- 3 What Is a Model?
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Models as Maps
- 3.3 A Few Examples From Political Science
- 3.4 The Received View of Scientific Theories
- 3.5 The Semantic Conception of Scientific Theories
- 3.6 The Model-Based View of Scientific Theories
- 3.7 Models and Theories
- 3.8 Conclusion
- 4 Theoretical Models
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Aspects of Theoretical Models
- 4.3 The Purposes of Models
- 4.4 Judging a Theoretical Model
- 4.5 Conclusion
- 5 Empirical Models
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 What Is an Empirical Model?
- 5.3 The Purposes of Empirical Models
- 5.4 The Illogic of Theory Testing
- 5.5 The Other Uses of Empirical Modeling
- 5.6 Conclusion
- 6 Explanation
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Existing Justifications For Linking Theoretical and Empirical Models
- 6.3 Explanation
- 6.4 Models as Explanations
- 6.5 Choosing among Explanations
- 6.6 Conclusion
- 7 Conclusion
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Review of the Argument
- 7.3 Issues and Counterarguments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Name Index
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