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Models, Simulations, and the Reduction of Complexity
Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg, Band 4 1. Aufl.
123,95 € |
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Verlag: | De Gruyter |
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Veröffentl.: | 27.11.2013 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9783110313680 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 282 |
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<p>Modern science is, to a large extent, a model-building activity. But how are models contructed? How are they related to theories and data? How do they explain complex scientific phenomena, and which role do computer simulations play here? These questions have kept philosophers of science busy for many years, and much work has been done to identify modeling as the central activity of theoretical science. At the same time, these questions have been addressed by methodologically-minded scientists, albeit from a different point of view. While philosophers typically have an eye on general aspects of scientific modeling, scientists typically take their own science as the starting point and are often more concerned with specific methodological problems. There is, however, also much common ground in middle, where philosophers and scientists can engage in a productive dialogue, as the present volume demonstrates. To do so, the editors of this volume have invited eight leading scientists from cosmology, climate science, social science, chemical engeneering and neuroscience to reflect upon their modeling work, and eight philosophers of science to provide a commentary.</p>
<p>At irregular intervals, the <em>Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg</em> [Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences in Hamburg] will publish monographs or conference reports from subfields of the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences researched at this interdisciplinary academy. These manuscripts will be selected based upon their contribution to solving fundamental research problems, to exploring contemporary and historical issues, or to reporting about scientific discoveries of social significance.</p>
<p><strong>U. Gähde</strong> and <strong>J. H. Wolf</strong>, University of Hamburg; <strong>S. Hartmann</strong>, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich. </p>