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Calculated surprises : a philosophy of computer simulation / Johannes Lenhard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lenhard, Johannes, author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in philosophy of science
- Oxford scholarship online
- Standardized Title:
- Mit allem rechnen. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Computer simulation--Philosophy.
- Computer simulation.
- Mathematical models--Philosophy.
- Mathematical models.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 256 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Philosophy of computer simulation
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English and German.
- Summary:
- In this text, 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 is rearranging and inverting key features of the established conception.
- Contents:
- A new type of mathematical modeling
- Experiment and artificiality
- Visualization and interaction
- Plasticity
- Epistemic opacity
- A new type of mathematical modeling
- Conceptual transformations
- Solution or imitation?
- Validation, holism, and the limits of analysis.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Mit allem rechnen.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-087330-2
- 0-19-087331-0
- 0-19-087329-9
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