Calculated surprises. A philosophy of computer simulation. Lenhard

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190873280
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190873288
• Author: Lenhard, Johannes

If all philosophy starts with wondering, then Calculated Surprises starts with wondering about how computers are changing the face and inner workings of science. In this book, Lenhard concentrates on the ways in which computers and simulation are transforming the established conception of mathematical modeling. His core thesis is that simulation modeling constitutes a new mode of mathematical modeling that rearranges and inverts key features of the established conception. Although most of these new key features–such as experimentation, exploration, or epistemic opacity–have their precursors, the new ways in which they are being combined is generating a distinctive style of scientific reasoning. Lenhard also documents how simulation is affecting fundamental concepts of solution, understanding, and validation. He feeds these transformations back into philosophy of science, thereby opening up new perspectives on longstanding oppositions.

Table contents:

Part I A New Type of Mathematical Modeling
1. Experiment and Artificiality
2. Visualization and Interaction
3. Plasticity
4. Epistemic Opacity
5. A New Type of Mathematical Modeling
Part II Conceptual Transformations
6. Solution or Imitation?
7. Validation, Holism, and the Limits of Analysis
Part III Conclusion and Outlook
8. Novelty and Reality
References
Index

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