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  • Preface. 1 A Model Discipline; 1.1 The Model in Political Science; 1.2 Metaphors and Analogies, Fables and Fictions; 1.3 The broad themes of the book; 1.3.1 Science is not what we think it is; 1.3.2 Current practice is not "philosophy-free"; 1.3.3 Models are objects; 1.3.4 Models are not tested with data; 1.3.5 Explanation; 1.4 Plan of the Book; 1.5 What this Book is Not. The Science in Political Science; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 What Political Scientists Say They Are Doing; 2.3 Hypothetico-Deductivism; 2.4 Problems with H-D; 2.4.1 Deductions are Truth-Preserving; 2.4.2 Data Can't Speak for Themselves; 2.4.3 Other Problems with H-D; 2.5 How We Got Here; 2.5.1 Logical Positivism; 2.5.2 Pathologies of Rational Choice; 2.5.3 Methods and Models; 2.5.4 The Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models; 2.6 Conclusion; 3 What is a Model?; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Models as Maps; 3.3 A Few Examples; 3.4 The Received View of Scientific Theories; 3.5 The Semantic Conception of Scientific Theories; 3.6 The Model-Based View of Scientific Theories; 3.7 Models and Theories; 3.8 Conclusion; 4 Theoretical Models; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Aspects of Theoretical Models; 4.3 The Purposes of Models; 4.3.1 Foundational Models; 4.3.2 Organizational Models; 4.3.3 Exploratory Models; 4.3.4 Predictive Models; 4.4 Judging a Theoretical Model; 4.4.1 Prediction is the Wrong Standard (Usually); 4.4.2 The Illusion of Precise Standards; 4.4.3 Dimensions of Usefulness; 4.5 Conclusion; 5 Empirical Models; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 What is an Empirical Model?; 5.2.1 A Model-Based Understanding; 5.3 The Purposes of Empirical Models; 5.4 The Illogic of Theory Testing; 5.4.1 Falsificationism; 5.4.2 Verificationism; 5.4.3 Bayesian Confirmation; 5.5 The Other Uses of Empirical Modeling; 5.6 Conclusion; 6 Explanation; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Existing justifications; 6.3 Explanation; 6.3.1 What constitutes an explanation?; 6.3.2 Explanation in Political Science; 6.4 Models as explanations; 6.5 Choosing among explanations; 6.5.1 Comparative Model Testing; 6.5.2 Is choosing necessary?; 6.6 Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Review of the argument; 7.3 Issues and counterarguments; Bibliography (xsd:string)
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