Computer Simulations and the Changing Face of Scientific Experimentation
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Computer Simulations and the Changing Face of Scientific Experimentation
EN NWISBN: 9781443847926 bzw. 1443847925, in Englisch, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, neu.
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Computer simulations have become a central tool for scientific practice. Their use has replaced, in many cases, standard experimental procedures. This goes without mentioning cases where the target system is empirical but there are no techniques for direct manipulation of the system, such as astronomical observation. To these cases, computer simulations have proved to be of central importance. The question about their use and implementation, therefore, is not only a technical one but represents a challenge for the humanities as well. In this volume, scientists, historians, and philosophers join to examine computer simulations in scientific practice. One central aim of the volume is to provide a multi-perspective view on the topic. Therefore, the text includes philosophical studies on computer simulations, as well as case studies from simulation practice, and historical studies of the evolution of simulations as a research method. The theoretical studies in this book discuss the epistemological relation between simulations and experiments as well as the empirical or non-empirical status of data resulting from computer simulations. The role of simulations in current scientific practice is examined in the cases of astronomy, system biology, nanoscale research, and in the pharmaceutical industry. The historical perspective is brought in by examining the rise of supercomputing as well as the exploding number of published simulation studies in some scientific fields. The book concludes with critical reflections on the potential, limitations, and failures of computer simulations.
Computer simulations have become a central tool for scientific practice. Their use has replaced, in many cases, standard experimental procedures. This goes without mentioning cases where the target system is empirical but there are no techniques for direct manipulation of the system, such as astronomical observation. To these cases, computer simulations have proved to be of central importance. The question about their use and implementation, therefore, is not only a technical one but represents a challenge for the humanities as well. In this volume, scientists, historians, and philosophers join to examine computer simulations in scientific practice. One central aim of the volume is to provide a multi-perspective view on the topic. Therefore, the text includes philosophical studies on computer simulations, as well as case studies from simulation practice, and historical studies of the evolution of simulations as a research method. The theoretical studies in this book discuss the epistemological relation between simulations and experiments as well as the empirical or non-empirical status of data resulting from computer simulations. The role of simulations in current scientific practice is examined in the cases of astronomy, system biology, nanoscale research, and in the pharmaceutical industry. The historical perspective is brought in by examining the rise of supercomputing as well as the exploding number of published simulation studies in some scientific fields. The book concludes with critical reflections on the potential, limitations, and failures of computer simulations.
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Explaining Altruism (2008)
DE NW RPISBN: 9783110327304 bzw. 3110327309, in Deutsch, De Gruyter Aug 2008, neu, Nachdruck.
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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Neuware - Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book 'The Evolution of Cooperation'. But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the 'theoretical insights' that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made. 310 pp. Englisch.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, AHA-BUCH GmbH [51283250], Einbeck, Germany.
This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Neuware - Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book 'The Evolution of Cooperation'. But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the 'theoretical insights' that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made. 310 pp. Englisch.
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Explaining Altruism
DE HC NWISBN: 9783110327304 bzw. 3110327309, in Deutsch, De Gruyter, gebundenes Buch, neu.
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buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG, [1].
Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book "The Evolution of Cooperation". But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation? This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the "theoretical insights" that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made.Versandfertig in 3-5 Tagen, Hardcover.
buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG, [1].
Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book "The Evolution of Cooperation". But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation? This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the "theoretical insights" that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made.Versandfertig in 3-5 Tagen, Hardcover.
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| Explaining Altruism | De Gruyter | 2008
~EN NWISBN: 9783110327304 bzw. 3110327309, vermutlich in Englisch, De Gruyter, neu.
Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book The Evolution of Cooperation. But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation? This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the theoretical insights that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made.
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Explaining Altruism (2008)
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Explaining Altruism - A Simulation-Based Approach and its Limits
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Explaining Altruism
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Computer Simulations and the Changing Face of Scientific Experimentation
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