Computer Simulation, Experiment, and Novelty

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 31 (4):379-395 (2017)
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Abstract

It is often said that computer simulations generate new knowledge about the empirical world in the same way experiments do. My aim is to make sense of such a claim. I first show that the similarities between computer simulations and experiments do not allow them to generate new knowledge but invite the simulationist to interact with simulations in an experimental manner. I contend that, nevertheless, computer simulations and experiments yield new knowledge under the same epistemic circumstances, independently of any features they may share.

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Julie Jebeile
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