Social theory and agent architectures: Prospective issues in rapid-discovery social science

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-195

  Sallach, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent simulation; Paradigm shift; Scientific discovery; Situation theory; Social emergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037956037     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439303021002004     Document Type: Review

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