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(Sorry about mis-threading, but had already set to digest due to travelling.) (02)
Gary Berg-Cross wrote: (03)
http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2007-07/msg00081.html#nid03 (04)
| "No substantial part of the universe can be grasped without
| abstraction. Abstraction consists of replacing the part of
| the universe under consideration by a model of similar but
| simpler structure."
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| ROSENBLUETH, A. and WIENER, N. (1945), "The Role of Models in Science",
| ''Philosophy of Science'', 12, 316-321. (05)
Not totally sure, but I think that this
is a form of "hypostatic abstraction", as
distinguished from "prescisive abstraction": (06)
http://www.centiare.com/Hypostatic_abstraction
http://www.centiare.com/Prescisive_abstraction (07)
Jon Awbrey (08)
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