To understand the epistemological meaning of simulation, it does not suffice to interpret simulation practice and … activities of the scientific method. But what regards an epistemological interpretation of simulation, philosophical truth …, coherence and consensus theory – and relates them to simulation practice and methodology, focussing on validation. …

This special section includes papers originally presented at a workshop on \'Epistemological Perspectives on Simulation … successfully deploying simulation as a research tool. We were convinced that discussing the epistemological status of simulation in …

Simulation is a widely-used research method going back to a long history in numerous disciplines and in many research … communities. But the epistemological status of simulation remains unclear and very much depends on the individual propositions of … hidden) epistemological assumptions made by researchers when applying simulation as a research method. Afterwards, we show …

There exists a fundamental convergence between some major trends of modern epistemology—as outlined, for instance, by … Northrop’s epistemology. We show how these conceptual systems account for the notion of causality and can explain the success …