Adam Toon 
Models as Make-Believe 
Imagination, Fiction and Scientific Representation

Scientists often try to understand the world by building simplified and idealised models of it. Adam Toon develops a new approach to scientific models by comparing them to the dolls and toy trucks of children’s imaginative games, and offers a unified framework to solve difficult metaphysical problems and help to make sense of scientific practice.

Table of Content

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Models and Representation What Models Are How Models Represent Carbon in Cardboard Playing with Molecules Conclusion Notes References Index

About the author

ADAM TOON is Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Exeter.