A model discipline : political science and the logic of representations
Clarke, Kevin AAuthor
Primo, David MContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2012.
Political scientists use models to investigate and illuminate causal mechanisms, generate comparative data, and more. But how do we justify and rationalize the method? Why test predictions from a deductive, and thus truth-preserving, system? Primo and Clarke tackle these central questions in this novel work of methodology.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Political scientists use models to investigate and illuminate causal mechanisms, generate comparative data, and more. But how do we justify and rationalize the method? Why test predictions from a deductive, and thus truth-preserving, system? Primo and Clarke tackle these central questions in this novel work of methodology.
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Political science
Political Science
Law, Politics & Government
Political Science Theory