Idealization XII: Correcting the Model: Idealization and Abstraction in the Sciences

Contents Preface Analytical Table of Contents Kevin D. Quantitative Evaluation of Idealized Models in the New Classical Macroeconomics John Why Idealized Models in Economics Have Limited Use Amos The Revival of Aristotle’s Nature James R. The Informational Gene and the Substantial On the Generalization of Evolutionary Theory by Abstraction Nancy J. Abstraction via Generic Modeling in Concept Formation in Science Margaret Approximating the The Role of Idealizations in Physical Theory Martin R. Idealization and A Framework David S. Standard Time James BOGEN and James Evading the IRS M. Norton Realism Is Dead Ronald N. Is Realism Dead?