Simulation Pragmatic Construction of Reality /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Lenhard, Johannes (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Küppers, Günter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Shinn, Terry (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Σειρά: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, 25
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Philosophy and science.; Sociology.; Philosophy of Science.; Sociology, general.; Philosophy of Technology.

This book examines the historical roots and evolution of simulation from an epistemological, institutional and technical perspective. Rich case studies go far beyond documentation of simulation’s capacity for application in many domains, they also explore the "functional" and "structu...

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• Computer Simulation: Practice, Epistemology, and Social Dynamics
• Imitating Models
• The Shape of Molecules to Come
• From Representation to Production: Parsers and Parsing in Language Technology
• Foundations for the Simulation of Ecosystems
• Models, Models Everywhere
• Layers of Integration
• From Hierarchical to Network-Like Integration: A Revolution of Modeling Style in Computer-Simulation
• The Difference Between Answering a ‘Why’ Question and Answering a ‘How Much’ Question
• Struggle Between Specificity and Generality: How Do Infectious Disease Models Become a Simulation Platform?
• Handshaking Your Way to the Top: Simulation at the Nanoscale
• Social Practice
• Locating the Dry Lab on the Lab Map
• Simulation Uncertainty and the Challenge of Postnormal Science
• When is Simulation a Research Technology? Practices, Markets, and Lingua Franca.