Science in the Age of Computer Simulation
The University of Chicago Press (2010)
| Abstract | Introduction -- Sanctioning models : theories and their scope -- Methodology for a virtual world -- A tale of two methods -- When theories shake hands -- Models of climate : values and uncertainties -- Reliability without truth -- Conclusion. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Science Philosophy Knowledge, Theory of Science Computer simulation Science Methodology Science Philosophy | |||||||||
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| Call number | Q175.32.K46.W56 2010 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 9780226902029 | |||||||||
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