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An Agent-Based Model of Thomas Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"
Thomas Kuhn's "Die Struktur wissenschaftlicher Revolutionen": eine agentenbasierte Simulation
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Abstract Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions is interpreted as the specification of an agent-based model. Kuhn described scientists as autonomous agents and an emergent pattern of evolving paradigms. The missing link in his account is then a mechanism by which this pattern self-organizes from the inte... view more
Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions is interpreted as the specification of an agent-based model. Kuhn described scientists as autonomous agents and an emergent pattern of evolving paradigms. The missing link in his account is then a mechanism by which this pattern self-organizes from the interactions of autonomous scientists without centralized control. This paper exploits advances in agent-based modeling and stigmergy to fill the missing link in Kuhn's account. A complete agent-based model of Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions could lead to a better understanding of the contribution of the evolution of the social structure of science to its success.... view less
Keywords
paradigm change; social system; scientific community; science; scientific revolution; scientific progress; rationality; paradigm
Classification
Philosophy of Science, Theory of Science, Methodology, Ethics of the Social Sciences
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
agent-based modeling; Thomas Kuhn; stigmergy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 28-47
Journal
Historical Social Research, 43 (2018) 1
Issue topic
Agent-Based Modeling in Social Science, History, and Philosophy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.43.2018.1.28-47
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed