Simulation: Pragmatic Constructions of Reality

by Johannes Lenhard

Book Overview

This book examines the historical roots and evolution of simulation from an epistemological, institutional and technical perspective. Rich case studies go far beyond documentation of simulation's capacity for application in many domains, they also explore the "functional" and "structural" debate that continues to traverse simulation thought and action. One here asks if simulation deeply transforms science, or instead constitutes a limited tool...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402053746
• ISBN13: 9781402053740
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"