Posts Tagged ‘Philosophy of Science’
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Read MoreSpecial Sciences and the Unity of Science
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Read MoreWhat is a Model, Why People Don’t Trust Them, and Why They Should. In Negotiating Our Future: Living scenarios for Australia to 2050, Australian Academy of Science (with Boschetti F, Fulton E.A., Bradbury, R.H.)
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Read MoreHow Computational Models Predict the Behavior of Complex Systems, in ‘Foundations of Science’, 2012 (with Fabio Boschetti)
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Read MoreNovel Properties Generated by Interacting Computational Systems (with Fabio Boschetti) in “Complex Systems” vol. 20, 2 pp 151-164 (2011)
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Read More‘Limiting Skepticism’ (with Vincent Hendricks) LOGOS & EPISTEME II, 2 (2011): 211–224
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Read MorePhilosophy of Physics: 5+1 Questions
“The Individuality of Organisms and Artifacts” History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences Vol. 32, no. 2-3, 233-47, 2010
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Read MoreOtto Neurath and the Unity of Science
Computational Models of Emergent Properties in “Minds & Machines” (2008) 18:475–491
Computational models fail to shed light on general metaphysical questions concerning the nature of emergence. At the same time, they may provide plausible explanations of particular cases of emergence. This paper outlines the kinds of modest explanations to which computational models are suited. Read more here: Computational Models of Emergent Properties
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