Bootstrapping knowledge about social phenomena using simulation models

JASSS

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Edmonds, Bruce ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Epistemology; Evolution; Formal models; Philosophy; Selection; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349095594     PISSN: 14607425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18564/jasss.1523     Document Type: Article

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