General Model Theory
Foundations of modelling and abstraction by Herbert Stachowiak (1921-2004).
The full book Allgemeine Modelltheorie is unfortunately available in german language only. Excerpts in english are collated below.
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What is a Model?
Introduction of the fundamental model properties:
+ mapping,
+ reduction and
+ pragmatism
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In strive for a rigorous Definition
Beyond the colloquial fundamental model properties Stachowiak gives a more rigorous description of model by the the K-system (M, O, k, t, Z) …
Requirements Engineering
“Although I’m a software requirements analyst and not an empirical scientist, Stachowiak describes pretty close the very basics of my kind of modelling.” …
Kinds of Models
Semantic models are models of perception and thinking expressed by combinations of conventionalized signs. They can be categorized like …
Preterition, Abundance and Contrastation
Three fundamental concepts (out of many) from the model theoretical apparatus are preterition, abundance and contrastation …
Examples of Preterition and Abundance
Three intuitive examples of preterition and abundance in models like pictures, UML-diagrams and graphs …
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