Criteria for theological models
Various disciplines, despite their intrinsic differences, have in common the use of models to provide understanding. A model is a verbal or physical example upon which there can be general agreement whereby people can be led to understand something which before was unclear or perplexing. Lord Kelvin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1972
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 1972, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 296-308 |
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| Summary: | Various disciplines, despite their intrinsic differences, have in common the use of models to provide understanding. A model is a verbal or physical example upon which there can be general agreement whereby people can be led to understand something which before was unclear or perplexing. Lord Kelvin regarded the mechanical-replica model, as a scale model of a ship, as the sine qua non for understanding in the physical sciences. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930600028258 |