Simulation-Based Definitions of Emergence

Alan Baker ()

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2010, vol. 13, issue 1, 9

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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-01-31
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