Why Models Obscure Understanding
From Deep Psychology by Ross Edwards
April 21, 2026 · 5 min · Episode 211
About this episode
This episode discusses how models can obscure understanding in the context of scientific explanations.
This is a snippet from my Wednesday 15/4 episode, Science is Addicted to Explanations. Philosophy category: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/41de4d4f-0232-4c5d-bb84-436add43f6f9 Explore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links
People in this episode
Host: Ross Edwards
Topics covered
- philosophy
- science
- understanding
- models
- explanations
Keywords
- models
- understanding
- science
- philosophy
- explanations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Deep Psychology
Books & works: Science is Addicted to Explanations
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