Dreamscape Testing the Rational Choice Theory

Niels Lepperhoff ()
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Niels Lepperhoff: Programme Group Systems Analysis and Technology Evaluation (STE), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany

Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2000, vol. 03, issue 01n04, 209-220

Abstract: This work is an example for the use of computer simulation for testing theory completeness. The multi-agent model Dreamscape is a transformation of the Rational Choice Theory into a computer program. In this work the general applicability of the Rational Choice Theory is tested. The research question is: Does social order emerge out of the "state of nature"? In particular: Do social norms evolve? In a computer-based analysis for non-violent agents it is shown, that conjunct, proscriptive norms are able to emerge – apart from their legitimacy. On the contrary, in a violent population social order does not emerge.

Keywords: Social Simulation; Sociological Theory; Rational Choice; Multi-agent Systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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