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Models and Reality: Some Reflections on the Art and Science of Simulation

In: Modeling and Simulation: Theory and Practice

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  • George A. Bekey

    (University of Southern California, Department of Computer Science)

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This paper presents a philosophical overview of simulation, with an emphasis on the nature of the relation between models and the systems they represent. Model-making is shown to be an essential feature of human thinking. The “abstraction ladder,” which leads from observations of reality to mathematical models, is reviewed from a semantic viewpoint. The problem of validation of the results of a simulation is then outlined. The paper concludes with same philosophical observations on the relation of model and reality.

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  • George A. Bekey, 2003. "Models and Reality: Some Reflections on the Art and Science of Simulation," Springer Books, in: George A. Bekey & Boris Y. Kogan (ed.), Modeling and Simulation: Theory and Practice, chapter 7, pages 59-67, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4615-0235-7_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0235-7_8
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