Martin Carrier, Johannes Roggenhofer, Günter Küppers, Philippe Blanchard
The fundamental question whether, or in which sense, science informs us about the real world has pervaded the history of thought since antiquity. Is what science tells us about the world determined unambiguously by facts or does the content of any scientific theory in some way depend on the human condition? "Sokals hoax" added a new dimension to this controversial debate, which very quickly came to been known as "Science Wars." "Knowledge and the World" examines and reviews the broad range of philosophical positions on this issue, stretching from realism to relativism, to expound the...
The fundamental question whether, or in which sense, science informs us about the real world has pervaded the history of thought since antiquity. I...
This book presents a broad overview of the multifaceted phenomena of innovation networks, which have assumed increasing importance with the emergence of the so-called "knowledge economy". The topic of innovation networks is analyzed through different lenses, bringing together the theory of self-organization, complexity theory and recent developments in the economic and sociological literature on innovation. The aim of this book is the integration of these different perspectives in order to develop a common theory of innovation networks. In this respect, a general model of innovation networks...
This book presents a broad overview of the multifaceted phenomena of innovation networks, which have assumed increasing importance with the emergence ...
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. This book is an essential contribution to the assessment of simulation as scientific instrument.
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This book examines the historical roots and evolution of simulation from an epistemological, institutional and technical perspective. Rich case stu...
