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Agent-Based Modeling in Social Science, History, and Philosophy: An Introduction
Agentenbasierte Modelle in den Sozialwissenschaften, Geschichte und Philosophie
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Abstract Agent-based modeling has become a common and well-established tool in the social sciences and certain of the humanities. Here, we aim to provide an overview of the different modeling approaches in current use. Our discussion unfolds in two parts: we first classify different aspects of the model-buil... mehr
Agent-based modeling has become a common and well-established tool in the social sciences and certain of the humanities. Here, we aim to provide an overview of the different modeling approaches in current use. Our discussion unfolds in two parts: we first classify different aspects of the model-building process and identify a number of characteristics shared by most agent-based models in the humanities and social sciences; then we map relevant differences between the various modeling approaches. We classify these into different dimensions including the type of target systems addressed, the intended modeling goals, and the models’ degree of abstraction. Along the way, we provide reference to related debates in contemporary philosophy of science.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Geschichtswissenschaft; Methodologie; Simulation; Modellentwicklung; Sozialwissenschaft; Humanwissenschaft
Klassifikation
Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie, Wissenschaftslogik, Ethik der Sozialwissenschaften
Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften
Freie Schlagwörter
Agent-based Modeling; Methodology; Toy Models; Philosophy of Modeling
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2018
Seitenangabe
S. 7-27
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 43 (2018) 1
Heftthema
Agent-Based Modeling in Social Science, History, and Philosophy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.43.2018.1.7-27
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)