Computer simulation and the features of novel empirical data.
In an attempt to determine the epistemic status of computer simulation results, philosophers of science have recently explored the similarities and differences between computer simulations and experiments. One question that arises is whether and, if so, when, simulation results constitute novel empi...
| Publicado en: | Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part A Vol. 56; pp. 145 - 153 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Apr2016
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