I have two papers about this topic, written for sociologists. The first
is called "Artificial societies: Multi agent systems and the micro-macro
link in sociological theory" and is available on my web site:
http://ascc.artsci.wustl.edu/~ksawyer/articles.htm
The second article is called "The mechanisms of emergence" and is in press
at the journal _Philosophy of the social sciences_. Let me know if you're
interested in a copy.
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Thomas Kron wrote:
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> I'm searching for paper about the relation of computer simulation and
> explanation, especially sociological explanation. I think that
> sociologists need simulation necessarily if they take the dynamics of
> interaction more serious (and they should do so if they try to explain
> using social mechanisms). But I don't feel really confident about it.
> Can you help me?
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> Thomas Kron
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> Dr. Thomas Kron
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> University of Hagen
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> Fleyer Str. 204
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> Germany
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> Internet: http://www.fernuni-hagen.de/SOZ/SOZ2/Kron
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R. Keith Sawyer
http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~ksawyer
Washington University
Department of Education
Campus Box 1183
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
314-935-8724
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