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Computer Simulation, Experiment, and Novelty

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Jebeile, Julie [UCL]

It is often said that computer simulations generate new knowledge about the empirical world in the same way experiments do. My aim is to make sense of such a claim. I first show that the similarities between computer simulations and experiments do not allow them to generate new knowledge but invite the simulationist to interact with simulations in an experimental manner. I contend that, nevertheless, computer simulations and experiments yield new knowledge under the same epistemic circumstances, independently of any features they may share.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2017
Language Anglais
Journal information "International Studies in the Philosophy of Science" - Vol. 31, no. 4, p. 379-395 (2017)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Informa UK Limited
issn 0269-8595
e-issn 1469-9281
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SSH/ISP - Institut supérieur de philosophie
Keywords History and Philosophy of Science
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Bibliographic reference Jebeile, Julie. Computer Simulation, Experiment, and Novelty. In: International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 31, no. 4, p. 379-395 (2017)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/216053