"Methodological Implications of Complex Systems Approaches to Sociality": Some Further Remarks

摘要: In a paper published in JASSS, Chris Goldspink discusses the methodological implications of complex systems approaches to modeling social systems. Like others before him advocates use bottom-up computer simulations (BUCSs) for examining phenomena. It is argued therein that simulation offers partial solution crisis apparently observed sciences. Though I agree with many Goldspinkis remarks personally feel BUCS has been oversold as tool and managing organizational complexity at expense other equally legitimate (from stance) approaches. have no doubt offer new exciting lens on complexity, but we must explicitly recognize this nonlinear approach suffers from some same limitations its linear predecessors. The aim short note discuss more detail suggest thinking paradigm broader than reductionism BUCS. This alternative interpretation forces us reconsider relationship between our models "reality" well role decision making.