The philosophical literature on simulations has increased dramatically during the past 40
years. Many of its main topics are epistemological. For example, philosophers consider how …

Background and aims The drinking environment is a complex system consisting of a number
of heterogeneous, evolving and interacting components, which exhibit circular causality and …

Circular economy aims at decoupling human activities from resource use and creating
wealth. However, many have questioned the link between increased circularity and …

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 …

Some machine learning models, in particular deep neural networks (DNNs), are not very
well understood; nevertheless, they are frequently used in science. Does this lack of …

Computer simulations are often claimed to be opaque and thus to lack transparency. But
what exactly is the opacity of simulations? This paper aims to answer that question by …

This article has a general goal: it provides an overview of the main theoretical and
methodological dimensions structuring the field of research that is based on agent-based …

What kind of knowledge can we obtain from agent-based models? The claim that they help
us to study the social world needs unpacking. I will defend agent-based modelling against a …

It is often claimed that scientists can obtain new knowledge about nature by running
computer simulations. How is this possible? I answer this question by arguing that computer …

В этой обзорной статье рассматривается состояние современной экономической
методологии. Кратко описана структура этой области знания, ее институциональное …