Model as Metaphor
FAIN: FS-10260-76
University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN 46556-4635)
Ernan McMullin (Project Director: January 1976 to present)
To study the structure and function of metaphor and then concentrate on the characteristic roles that models have played in the sciences-- specifically in making science explanatory, in the long-term appraisal of theory, and in guiding research.