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This chapter provides a classified and commented bibliography of printed books on the philosophy of scientific modeling and related issues, such as representation, idealization, computer simulation, and others. It is intended as a guide for further readings concerning the main topics of the preceding chapters.
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I am grateful to Juan Manuel Durán for his advice concerning the literature on computer simulations and to Tarja Knuuttila and Roman Frigg for providing some references on models and idealizations.
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Cassini, A. (2021). Commented Bibliography on Models and Idealizations. In: Cassini, A., Redmond, J. (eds) Models and Idealizations in Science. Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science, vol 50. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65802-1_12
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