Glen,
I mean... assuming I know what you mean by "obtuse"... which I'm not sure
of... an "obtuse model" could be useful for many, many things... but the
more obtuse it is, the less one can science with it... so it is not useful
regarding where the future chapter of that book are headed. I would rea
Re: the use of a special term like "artifact" or "explanandum", I agree
completely. "Model" is as good as any.
Re: the usefulness of obtuse models - I did give a description of how obtuse
(indeed, totally opaque) models can be useful for science. It's possible you
didn't receive that post. So,
Relevant?
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10./2431518.2431951
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