Full Idea
A better understanding of 'model', as used in science, could be achieved if we examine it as a member of the triad of concepts of representation, idealisation and abstraction.
Gist of Idea
'Model' belongs in a family of concepts, with representation, idealisation and abstraction
Source
Demetris Portides (Models [2008], 'Intro')
Book Reference
'Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science', ed/tr. Psillos,S/Curd,M [Routledge 2010], p.385
A Reaction
Abstraction seems to have a bad name in philosophy, and yet when you come to discuss things like models, you can't express it any other way.