Extending ourselves : computational science, empiricism, and scientific method /

Paul Humphreys explores the ways in which computationally assisted science is fundamentally reshaping science, & provides a new account of empiricism suitable for contemporary science, whose purpose is to reconcile a modest but selective scientific realism with scientific empiricism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Humphreys, Paul
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:	Science > Computer simulation. Science > Philosophy. Sciences > Simulation par ordinateur. SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects. Science > Computer simulation Science > Philosophy Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Epistemic enhancers
Scientific empiricism
Computational science
Computer simulations
Further issues.