Chapter 34 Remarks on the Foundations of Agent-Based Generative Social Science

This chapter treats a variety of epistemological issues surrounding generative explanation in the social sciences, and discusses the role of agent-based computational models in generative social science.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Epstein, Joshua M.
Published in:	Handbook of computational economics : volume 2, Agent-based computational economics. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-444-51253-6. - 2006, p. 1585-1604
Subject:	generative social science \| agent-based modeling \| philosophy of social science \| Sozialwissenschaft \| Social sciences \| Agentenbasierte Modellierung \| Agent-based modeling

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/S1574-0021(05)02034-4 [DOI]
Classification:	A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines ; B41 - Economic Methodology ; C63 - Computational Techniques ; C65 - Miscellaneous Mathematical Tools
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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