The philosophical novelty of computer simulation methods

被引：167
|
作者：
Humphreys, Paul [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Virginia, Dept Philosophy, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA
来源：
SYNTHESE | 2009年 / 169卷 / 03期
关键词：
Computer simulations; Computational science; Epistemic opacity; Semantics; Temporal dynamics; Approximations;
D O I：
10.1007/s11229-008-9435-2
中图分类号：
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要：
Reasons are given to justify the claim that computer simulations and computational science constitute a distinctively new set of scientific methods and that these methods introduce new issues in the philosophy of science. These issues are both epistemological and methodological in kind.
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页码：615 / 626
页数：12
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