Biological and Economic Modeling
Special Issue of Biology and Philosophy
Editors: Uskali Mäki, Michael Weisberg, Samir Okasha

Call for Papers

Much of biological and economic theorizing takes place by modelling, the
indirect study of real-world structures by the construction and examination
of models. Indeed books about biological and economic theory are often books
about models, many of which are highly idealized and chosen for their
explanatory power and analytical convenience, rather than fit with known
data sets. Philosophers of science have recognized these facts and have
developed literatures about the nature of models, modelling, idealization,
and model testing for both of these disciplines. Remarkably, however, there
is little overlap between the "modelling in biology" and "modelling in
economics" literatures.

We invite submissions, to be published in a special issue of the journal
Biology and Philosophy, that address any aspect of modelling in biology
and/or economics. Strongest preference will be given to papers that
address parallel issues in biology and economics, but we welcome papers
focused on one area or the other insofar as they develop overlapping
themes.

Papers should have a maximum length of 8000 words, and should be
submitted by email to all three of the editors:
Samir.Okasha@bristol.ac.uk
uskali.maki@helsinki.fi
weisberg@phil.upenn.edu

Deadline: August 31st, 2010

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