 | Simulating Nature: A Philosophical Study of Computer-Simulation Uncertainties and Their Role in Climate Science and Policy Advice, Second Edition Subjects: Environment & Agriculture; Behavioral Sciences; Earth Sciences; Agriculture & Environmental Sciences; Psychological Science; Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Psychological Methods & Statistics; Geochemistry; Computer simulation has become an important means for obtaining knowledge about nature. The practice of scientific simulation and the frequent use of uncertain simulation results in public policy raise a wide range of philosophical questions. Most prominently highlighted is the field of anthropogenic climate change-are humans currently changing the |
