The Dark Side of the Force: When computer simulations lead us astray and "model think" narrows our imagination. (revised version, October 2006) |
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The Dark Side of the Force: When computer simulations lead us astray and "model think" narrows our imagination: Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Different aims of computer simulations in science 3 Criteria for explanatory simulations 4 Examples of Failure: Axelrod style simulations of the “evolution of cooperation” 4.1 Typical features of Axelrod style simulations 4.2 How Axelrod style simulations work 4.3 The explanatory irrelevance of Axelrod style simulations in social sciences 4.4 Do Axelrod style simulations do any better in biology? 5 Conclusion Bibliography |
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