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(1997) Philosophy of mathematics today, Dordrecht, Springer.
This contribution is centered on theoretical models in Biology. A theoretical biophysicist, Lee Segel [1984], compared a model to a painting of Picasso. A painting of a goat that does not look like a goat, but embodies the main features of this animal and in a sense looks more like a "goat" than a real goat.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5690-5_17
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Ricard, J. , Ricard, K. (1997)., Mathematical models in biology, in E. Agazzi & G. Darvas (eds.), Philosophy of mathematics today, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 299-304.
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