Klaus G. Troitzsch

Modelling and simulation in the social sciences from the philosophy of science point of view

Preface. 1. Holism, Individualism and Emergent Properties. An Approach from the Perspective of Simulation G.N. Gilbert. 2. Simulation and Rational Practice H. Kliemt. 3. Epistemic Cultures in the Social Sciences. The Modelling Dilemma Dissolved K.H. Muller. 4. Impossible Models U. Krause. 5. The World as a Process. Simulations in the Natural and Social Sciences S. Hartmann. 6. Evolutionary Explanations from a Philosophy of Science Point of View U. Mueller. 7. Some Thoughts on the Methodological Status of the Darmstadt Micro Macro Simulator (DMMS) H.-D. Heike. 8. On the Measurement of Action W. Balzer. 9. Structuralist Models, Idealization, and Approximation C.U. Moulines. 10. A Concept of Explanation for Social Interaction Models H. Westmeyer. 11. Simulation and Structuralism K.G. Troitzsch. 12. Cellular Automata in the Social Sciences. Perspectives, Restrictions, and Artefacts R. Hegselmann. 13. Computer Simulations of Sustainable Cooperation in Social Dilemmas W.B.G. Liebrand, W.M. Messick. 14. Modeling Social Change with Cellular Automata A. Nowak, M. Lewenstein. 15. Dynamic Social Impact. Robust Predictions from Simple Theory B. Latane. Index.

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Modellierung sozialer Prozesse

Sei C das Existenzminimum und P das Bruttosozialprodukt (“BSP”) einer grosen sozialen Einheit (“GSE”) in Vielfachen von C. P enthalt also die Anzahl der in der GSE hergestellten “Kopfe”. In Muller (2, S. 37) wird fur die BRD 1980 ein BSP von 240 Mio C errechnet. Sei N die Population von GSE und q die Erwerbsquote. Mit πA als Arbeitsproduktivitat last sich aufschreiben:

Can Agents Cover All the World

Nq\pi _A = P

Simulating the emergence of norms in different scenarios

(1) Wegen N • 1 = N last sich P sinnvoll zerlegen in:

Simulation in den Sozialwissenschaften

P = N + V