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Re: The unreasonable Effectiveness of ABMs in ComplexSystems

Posted by Roger Frye-3 on Apr 29, 2009; 7:45am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Re-The-unreasonable-Effectiveness-of-ABMs-in-ComplexSystems-tp2737192p2739198.html

Reuben Hersh, [hidden email],
but you probably think of him as a mathematician.

On Apr 28, 2009, at 10:15 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:

> I am talking about real live philosophers, right here in santa fe.
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> Anybody know any?
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> N
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> Nicholas S. Thompson
> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
> Clark University ([hidden email])
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
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>> [Original Message]
>> From: Steve Smith <[hidden email]>
>> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[hidden email]
>> >
>> Date: 4/28/2009 9:59:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] The unreasonable Effectiveness of ABMs in
> ComplexSystems
>>
>> Owen Densmore wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody know a good philosopher or two with time on their  
>>>> hands?
>>>
>>> Just out of curiosity: why a philosopher?  Why not a
>>> scientist/mathematician?  The book looked interesting when you  
>>> brought
>>> it to Friam.
>>>
>>>    -- Owen
>> I'd recommend a Scientist with good Mathematical skills who also
>> understands the broader context of Science and Mathematics which
>> probably makes them something of a Philosopher as well.
>>
>> There are plenty of Philosophers who would not have much to offer  
>> here,
>> but possibly as many Scientists and Mathematicians as well.
>>
>> - Steve
>>
>> PS. re: Bedau and Humphreys, EMERGENCE.  MIT 2008.  - I'd be  
>> reading it
>> myself I weren't so busy reading (and writing) all these e-mails!
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