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This contribution is centered on theoretical models in Biology. A theoretical biophysicist, Lee Segel [1984], compared a model to a painting of Picasso. A painting of a goat that does not look like a goat, but embodies the main features of this animal and in a sense looks more like a “goat” than a real goat.
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Ricard, J., Ricard, K. (1997). Mathematical Models in Biology. In: Agazzi, E., Darvas, G. (eds) Philosophy of Mathematics Today. Episteme, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5690-5_17
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