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

Preface. 1. Holism, Individualism and Emergent Properties. An Approach from the Perspective of Simulation; G.N. Gilbert. 2. Simulation and Rational Practice; H. Kliemt. 3. Epistemic Cultures in the Social Sciences. The Modelling Dilemma Dissolved; K.H. Müller. 4. Impossible Models; U. Krause. 5. The World as a Process. Simulations in the Natural and Social Sciences; S. Hartmann. 6. Evolutionary Explanations from a Philosophy of Science Point of View; U. Mueller. 7. Some Thoughts on the Methodological Status of the Darmstadt Micro Macro Simulator (DMMS); H.-D. Heike. 8. On the Measurement of Action; W. Balzer. 9. Structuralist Models, Idealization, and Approximation; C.U. Moulines. 10. A Concept of Explanation for Social Interaction Models; H. Westmeyer. 11. Simulation and Structuralism; K.G. Troitzsch. 12. Cellular Automata in the Social Sciences. Perspectives, Restrictions, and Artefacts; R. Hegselmann. 13. Computer Simulations of Sustainable Cooperation in Social Dilemmas; W.B.G. Liebrand, W.M. Messick. 14. Modeling Social Change with Cellular Automata; A. Nowak, M. Lewenstein. 15. Dynamic Social Impact. Robust Predictions from Simple Theory; B. Latané. Index.