Models Should not be Regarded as Works of Fiction Ronald
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models. So, all scientific models are regarded as being abstract, or at least having abstract counterparts. For the present inquiry it does not matter which of these alternatives one chooses since it seems to be only abstract models for which there is any question about their possible status as works of fiction.
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