Mallintodellisuus
Mallintodellisuus, often translated as model realism or model objectivity, is a philosophical concept that explores the relationship between models and reality. It posits that scientific models, while being simplifications or abstractions of the world, can still accurately represent or correspond to certain aspects of reality. This means that the success of a model in predicting phenomena or explaining observations can be taken as evidence for its fidelity to the way the world actually is, at least in the domains it purports to describe.
Proponents of mallintodellisuus argue that scientific models are not merely useful fictions or instrumental tools that
However, mallintodellisuus also acknowledges that models are inherently incomplete and may contain idealizations or even inaccuracies.