TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1980//
TI  - The mere notion of a model
JO  - Mathematical modelling
A1  - Aris, Rutherford
A1  - Penn, Mischa
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
N2  - Some of the ideas nascent in the notion of a model are here explored in a preliminary way. In particular we ask what the special insight afforded by the mathematical model may be and suggest that the notion of craftsmanship in mathematical modelling can provide a via media between the formalistic and subjective extremes, at once doing justice to the modeller's mental activity and providing a basis for dialogue and discussion.<p /> 
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SN  - 0270-0255
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0270-0255(80)90002-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -