Introduction Tarja Knuuttila, Natalia Carrillo, and Rami Koskinen
Part1: Historical and General Perspectives
1. The Emergence of the Modelling Attitude Mauricio Suárez 2. Theories and Models Roman Frigg 3. Practice-Oriented Approaches to Scientific Modeling Axel Gelfert
Part2: Philosophical Accounts of Modeling
4. Representation Julia Sánchez-Dorado 5. Idealization Collin Rice 6. De-Idealization Alejandro Cassini 7. Models, Fiction, and the Imagination Arnon Levy 8. The Artifactual Account of Modeling Tarja Knuuttila 9. Target Systems Francesca Pero 10. Minimal Models Chris Pincock 11. Computer Simulation Juan M. Durán 12. Scientific Laws and Theoretical Models Krzysztof Nowak-Posadzy and Jarosław Boruszewski 13. The Puzzle of Model-Based Explanation N. Emrah Aydinonat
Part3: Methodological Aspects: Model Construction, Evaluation and Calibration
14. Robustness Analysis Dunja Šešelja, Wybo Houkes, and Krist Vaesen 15. Model Evaluation Wendy S. Parker 16. Mathematization Marcel Boumans 17. The Debated Role of Models in Statistics Johannes Lenhard 18. Models, Data Models and Big Data Leticia Castillo Brache and Alisa Bokulich 19. Models and Measurement Eran Tal 20. Model Transfer Catherine Herfeld
Part4: Related Topics
21. Exemplification and Representation-as Catherine Z. Elgin 22. Scientific Understanding Insa Lawler 23. Modalities in Modeling Ylwa Sjölin Wirling and Till Grüne-Yanoff 24. Scientific Models and Thought Experiments Rawad el Skaf and Michael T. Stuart 25. Models and Maps Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther 26. Metaphors and Analogies Sergio Martínez 27. Narratives Mary S. Morgan 28. Models and Values Kristina Rolin 29. Interdisciplinarity through Modelling Mieke Boon 30. The Learning of Modeling K.K. Mashood and Sanjay Chandrasekharan
Part5: Modeling in the Wild
31. Statistical Mechanical Models of Finance Patricia Palacios and Jennifer S. Jhun 32. Climate Models Ilkka Pättiniemi and Rami Koskinen 33. Epistemic Implications of Machine Learning Models in Science Juan M. Durán Stefan Buijsman 34. In Vitro Analogies: Simulation Modeling in Biomedical Engineering Sciences Nancy J. Nersessian 35. Synthetic Models in Biology Andrea Loettgers and Tarja Knuuttila 36. Modeling the Deep Past Adrian Currie 37. Models and Measurement of Inequality Chiara Lisciandra and Alessandra Basso 38. Formal Language Theory and Its Interdisciplinary Applications Chia-Hua Lin 39. How Network Models Contribute to Science Charles Rathkopf 40. Models of the Nerve Impulse Natalia Carrillo. Index