An Agent-Based Model of Thomas Kuhn's 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'

Autor: De Langhe, Rogier
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Historical Social Research, 43, 1, 28-47, Agent-Based Modeling in Social Science, History, and Philosophy
Druh dokumentu: journal article<br />Zeitschriftenartikel
ISSN: 0172-6404
DOI: 10.12759/hsr.43.2018.1.28-47
Popis: Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions is interpreted as the specification of an agent-based model. Kuhn described scientists as autonomous agents and an emergent pattern of evolving paradigms. The missing link in his account is then a mechanism by which this pattern self-organizes from the interactions of autonomous scientists without centralized control. This paper exploits advances in agent-based modeling and stigmergy to fill the missing link in Kuhn's account. A complete agent-based model of Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions could lead to a better understanding of the contribution of the evolution of the social structure of science to its success.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository