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The Philosophy of Science and Engineering DesignAssessing the Roles of Design Representations: Counterfactual Understanding and Technical Advantage Predictions

The Philosophy of Science and Engineering Design: Assessing the Roles of Design Representations:... [In this chapter I elaborate two important roles of design representations in terms of concepts and insights from the philosophical literature on explanation: design representations as means for counterfactual understanding, and for articulating predictions concerning technical advantages. Examples from the functional modeling literature are used to illustrate these roles.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Philosophy of Science and Engineering DesignAssessing the Roles of Design Representations: Counterfactual Understanding and Technical Advantage Predictions

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Author(s) 2016
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978-3-319-35154-4
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39 –56
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10.1007/978-3-319-35155-1_3
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Abstract

[In this chapter I elaborate two important roles of design representations in terms of concepts and insights from the philosophical literature on explanation: design representations as means for counterfactual understanding, and for articulating predictions concerning technical advantages. Examples from the functional modeling literature are used to illustrate these roles.]

Published: Aug 21, 2016

Keywords: Design representation; Counterfactual understanding; Technical advantage

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