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100	1		_aClarke, Kevin A., _eauthor. _91094619
245	1	2	_aA model discipline : _bpolitical science and the logic of representations / _cKevin A. Clarke and David M. Primo.
264		1	_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c[2012]
264		4	_c©2012
300			_ax, 220 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aA Model Discipline: The Model in Political Science ; Metaphors and Analogies, Fables and Fictions ; The broad themes of the book ; Science is not what we think it is ; Current practice is not "philosophy-free" ; Models are objects ; Models are not tested with data ; Explanation ; Plan of the Book ; What this Book is Not. -- The Science in Political Science: Introduction ; What Political Scientists Say They Are Doing ; Hypothetico-Deductivism ; Problems with H-D ; Deductions are Truth-Preserving ; Data Can't Speak for Themselves ; Other Problems with H-D ; How We Got Here ; Logical Positivism ; Pathologies of Rational Choice ; Methods and Models ; The Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models ; Conclusion. -- What is a Model?: Introduction ; Models as Maps ; A Few Examples ; The Received View of Scientific Theories ; The Semantic Conception of Scientific Theories ; The Model-Based View of Scientific Theories ; Models and Theories ; Conclusion. -- Theoretical Models: Introduction ; Aspects of Theoretical Models ; The Purposes of Models ; Foundational Models ; Organizational Models ; Exploratory Models ; Predictive Models ; Judging a Theoretical Model ; Prediction is the Wrong Standard (Usually) ; The Illusion of Precise Standards ; Dimensions of Usefulness ; Conclusion. -- Empirical Models: Introduction ; What is an Empirical Model? ; A Model-Based Understanding ; The Purposes of Empirical Models ; The Illogic of Theory Testing ; Falsificationism ; Verificationism ; Bayesian Confirmation ; The Other Uses of Empirical Modeling ; Conclusion. -- Explanation: Introduction ; Existing justifications ; Explanation ; What constitutes an explanation? ; Explanation in Political Science ; Models as explanations ; Choosing among explanations ; Comparative Model Testing ; Is choosing necessary? ; Conclusion. -- Conclusion: Introduction ; Review of the argument ; Issues and counterarguments.
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700	1		_aPrimo, David M., _eauthor. _91094620
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