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Modelling and Simulation in the Social Sciences from the Philosophy of Science Point of View

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Editors:
  1. Rainer Hegselmann

    1. Universität Bremen, Germany

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  2. Ulrich Mueller

    1. Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany

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  3. Klaus G. Troitzsch

    1. Koblenz-Landau Universität, Koblenz, Germany

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Part of the book series: Theory and Decision Library A: (TDLA, volume 23)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Holism, Individualism and Emergent Properties

    • G. Nigel Gilbert
    Pages 1-12

  3. Simulation and Rational Practice

    • Hartmut Kliemt
    Pages 13-27

  4. Epistemic Cultures in the Social Sciences

    • Karl H. Müller
    Pages 29-63

  5. Impossible Models

    • Ulrich Krause
    Pages 65-75

  6. The World as a Process

    • Stephan Hartmann
    Pages 77-100

  7. Evolutionary Explanations from a Philosophy of Science Point of View

    • Ulrich Mueller
    Pages 101-122

  8. Some Thoughts on the Methodological Status of the Darmstadt Micro Macro Simulator (DMMS)

    • Hans-Dieter Heike
    Pages 123-139

  9. On the Measurement of Action

    • Wolfgang Balzer
    Pages 141-156

  10. Structuralist Models, Idealization, and Approximation

    • C. Ulises Moulines
    Pages 157-167

  11. A Concept of Explanation for Social Interaction Models

    • Hans Westmeyer
    Pages 169-181

  12. Simulation and Structuralism

    • Klaus G. Troitzsch
    Pages 183-207

  13. Cellular Automata in the Social Sciences

    • Rainer Hegselmann
    Pages 209-233

  14. Computer Simulations of Sustainable Cooperation in Social Dilemmas

    • Wim B. G. Liebrand, David M. Messick
    Pages 235-247

  15. Modeling Social Change with Cellular Automata

    • Andrzej Nowak, Maciej Lewenstein
    Pages 249-285

  16. Dynamic Social Impact

    • Bibb Latané
    Pages 287-310

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 311-320
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About this book

Model building in the social sciences can increasingly rely on well elaborated formal theories. At the same time inexpensive large computational capacities are now available. Both make computer-based model building and simulation possible in social science, whose central aim is in particular an understanding of social dynamics. Such social dynamics refer to public opinion formation, partner choice, strategy decisions in social dilemma situations and much more. In the context of such modelling approaches, novel problems in philosophy of science arise which must be analysed - the main aim of this book.
Interest in social simulation has recently been growing rapidly world- wide, mainly as a result of the increasing availability of powerful personal computers. The field has also been greatly influenced by developments in cellular automata theory (from mathematics) and in distributed artificial intelligence which provided tools readily applicable to social simulation.
This book presents a number of modelling and simulation approaches and their relations to problems in philosophy of science. It addresses sociologists and other social scientists interested in formal modelling, mathematical sociology, and computer simulation as well as computer scientists interested in social science applications, and philosophers of social science.

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`Overall, this is an excellent collection of articles that cover a wide spectrum from the social and natural sciences. It would make a nice companion piece to Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences by Kiel and Elliott. ... There is a rich diversity in approach, subject matter and expertise. ...Hegselmann, Mueller and Troitzsch have put together an extraordinary book that I highly recommend.'
Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (2001)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universität Bremen, Germany

    Rainer Hegselmann

  • Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany

    Ulrich Mueller

  • Koblenz-Landau Universität, Koblenz, Germany

    Klaus G. Troitzsch

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Modelling and Simulation in the Social Sciences from the Philosophy of Science Point of View

  • Editors: Rainer Hegselmann, Ulrich Mueller, Klaus G. Troitzsch

  • Series Title: Theory and Decision Library A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8686-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4125-3Published: 30 June 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4722-9Published: 08 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8686-3Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0921-3384

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2119

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 320

  • Topics: Methodology of the Social Sciences, Systems Theory, Control, Philosophy of Science

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