Giere module 1 paper

Question 1

What is the framework presented by Giere for scientific reasoning?

Answer 1

Model-based reasoning:
View complex systems as models and see if the statements of the model is true. The model maps a specific part of the real world.

Instead of evaluating a real-world statement true or false

Question 2

What is important for evaluating fit of a model according to Giere?

Answer 2

Be modest in language to state conclusions (“good reason to believe”)

Also find evidence fore other models that might fit better

Question 3

What are the 3 cases that can occur when checking the prediction of the model with the real-world data according to Giere?

Answer 3

1. Disageement of data and prediction
2. Agreement of data and prediction
3. inconclusive data: same fit as othe model, no casaul relations, data focused on true/false and not probability