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Science in the Age of Computer Simulation (Paperback)
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Science in the Age of Computer Simulation (Paperback)
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Computer simulation was first pioneered as a scientific tool in
meteorology and nuclear physics in the period following World War
II, but it has grown rapidly to become indispensable in a wide
variety of scientific disciplines, including astrophysics,
high-energy physics, climate science, engineering, ecology, and
economics. Digital computer simulation helps study phenomena of
great complexity, but how much do we know about the limits and
possibilities of this new scientific practice? How do simulations
compare to traditional experiments? And are they reliable? Eric
Winsberg seeks to answer these questions in "Science in the Age of
Computer Simulation". Scrutinizing these issues with a
philosophical lens, Winsberg explores the impact of simulation on
such issues as the nature of scientific evidence; the role of
values in science; the nature and role of fictions in science; and
the relationship between simulation and experiment, theories and
data, and theories at different levels of description. "Science in
the Age of Computer Simulation" will transform many of the core
issues in philosophy of science, as well as our basic understanding
of the role of the digital computer in the sciences.
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