Generative Social Science: Studies in Agent-Based Computational Modeling
| Author | : Joshua M. Epstein |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 378 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780691125473 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0691125473 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (473 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Generative Social Science: Studies in Agent-Based Computational Modeling by : Joshua M. Epstein
Download or read book Generative Social Science: Studies in Agent-Based Computational Modeling written by Joshua M. Epstein and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agent-based computational modeling is changing the face of social science. This book argues that this powerful technique permits the social sciences to meet an explanation, in which one 'grows' the phenomenon of interest in an artificial society of interacting agents: heterogeneous, boundedly rational actors.