Strategies for discovering mechanisms: Schema instantiation, modular subassembly, forward/backward chaining

被引：96

作者：

Darden, L ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Philosophy, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

来源：

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2002年 / 69卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1086/341858

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

Discovery proceeds in stages of construction, evaluation, and revision. Each of these stages is constrained by what is known or conjectured about what is being discovered. A new characterization of mechanism aids in specifying what is to be discovered when a mechanism is sought. Guidance in discovering mechanisms may be provided by the reasoning strategies of schema instantiation, modular subassembly, and forward/backward chaining. Examples are found in mechanisms in molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, and evolutionary biology.

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页码：S354 / S365

页数：12

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