Lenhard / Küppers / Shinn Simulation

Pragmatic Constructions of Reality
2006
ISBN: 978-1-4020-5375-7
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 25, 211 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook

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 "structural" debate that continues to traverse simulation thought and action. This book is an essential contribution to the assessment of simulation as scientific instrument.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lenhard, Johannes

Küppers, Günter

Shinn, Terry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Chapter 1: Computer Simulation: Practice, Epistemology,

and Social Dynamics Günter Küppers, Johannes Lenhard, and Terry Shinn Imitating Models Chapter 2: The Shape of Molecules to Come ,Ann Johnson Chapter 3: From Representation to Production:

Parsers and Parsing in Language Technology ,Tarja Knuuttila Chapter 4: Foundations for the Simulation of Ecosystems ,Michael Hauhs and Holger Lange Chapter 5: Models, Models Everywhere ,Don Ihde Layers of Integration Chapter 6: From Hierarchical to Network-Like Integration:

A Revolution of Modeling Style in Computer-Simulation ,Günter Küppers and Johannes Lenhard Chapter 7: The Difference Between Answering a ‘Why’ Question

and Answering a ‘How Much’ Question ,Marcel Boumans Chapter 8: Struggle Between Specificity and Generality:

How Do Infectious Disease Models Become a Simulation Platform? Erika Mattila Chapter 9: Handshaking Your Way to the Top: Simulation at the Nanoscale, Eric Winsberg Social Practice Chapter 10: Locating the Dry Lab on the Lab Map, Martina Merz Chapter 11: Simulation Uncertainty and the Challenge of Postnormal Science Arthur C. Petersen Chapter 12: When is Simulation a Research Technology? Practices, Markets, and Lingua Franca ,Terry Shinn List of Authors Biographical Notes, Name Index