An Agent-Based Model of Thomas Kuhn's 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'
Autor: | De Langhe, Rogier |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Sociology & anthropology
Social sciences sociology anthropology Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Soziologie Anthropologie agent-based modeling Thomas Kuhn stigmergy Wissenschaftssoziologie Wissenschaftsforschung Technikforschung Techniksoziologie Wissenschaftstheorie Wissenschaftsphilosophie Wissenschaftslogik Ethik der Sozialwissenschaften Sociology of Science Sociology of Technology Research on Science and Technology Philosophy of Science Theory of Science Methodology Ethics of the Social Sciences paradigm change social system scientific community science scientific revolution scientific progress rationality paradigm Wissenschaft Rationalität Paradigmenwechsel wissenschaftlicher Fortschritt Scientific Community Paradigma wissenschaftliche Revolution soziales System 30300 10200 |
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 |
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