Contra Epstein, Good Explanations Predict

Epstein has argued that an explanation\'s capacity to make predictions should play a minor role in its evaluation . This view contradicts centuries of scientific practice and, at least, decades of philosophy of science. We argue that the view is not only unfounded but seems to arise from a mistaken fear that ABM models are in need of defense against the criticism that they don\'t necessarily forecast events in the natural or social world.

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Year of publication:	2009-01-31
Authors:	Thompson, Nicholas S. ; Derr, Patrick
Published in:	Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. - Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. - Vol. 12.2009, 1, p. 9-9
Publisher:	Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
Subject:	ABM \| Agent Based Model \| Modeling \| Prediction \| Explanation \| Philosophy of Science

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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