Emergence and Simulation

Alan Baker

Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009, Revised Papers, Part 2

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Emergence and Simulation

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_75,
    author={Alan Baker},
    title={Emergence and Simulation},
    proceedings={Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009, Revised Papers, Part 2},
    proceedings_a={COMPLEX PART 2},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={emergence simulation explanation},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_75}
}

Alan Baker
Year: 2012
Emergence and Simulation
COMPLEX PART 2
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_75

Alan Baker¹^,*

1: Swarthmore College

*Contact email: abaker1@swarthmore.edu

Abstract

One approach to characterizing the elusive notion of emergence is to define that a property is emergent if and only if its presence can be derived but only by simulation. In this paper I investigate the pros and cons of this approach, focusing in particular on whether an appropriately distinct boundary can be drawn between simulation-based and non-simulation-based methods. I also examine the implications of this definition for the epistemological role of emergent properties in prediction and in explanation.

Keywords: emergence simulation explanation

Published: 2012-05-11

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_75