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标题：Axiomatic Theory and Simulation: A Philosophy of Science Perspective on Schelling's Segregation Model
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作者：Klaus G. Troitzsch
期刊名称：Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
印刷版ISSN：1460-7425
出版年度：2017
卷号：20
期号：1
页码：1-19
DOI：10.18564/jasss.3372
出版社：University of Surrey, Department of Sociology
摘要：The paper uses Schelling’s famous segregation model and a number of extensions to show how a reconstruction of the theory behind these models along the lines of the ‘non-statement view’ on empirical science can contribute to a better understanding of these models and a more straightforward implementation. A short introduction to the procedure of reconstructing a theory is given, using an extremely simple theory from mechanics. The same procedure is then applied to Schelling’s segregation theory. A number of extensions to Schelling’s model are analysed that relax the original idealisations, such as adding different tolerance levels between the two subpopulations, assuming inhomogeneous subpopulations and heterogeneous experiences of neighbourhoods, among others. Finally, it is argued that a ‘non-statement view’ reconstruction of a mental model or a verbally expressed theory are relevant for a useful specification for a simulation model.
关键词：Theory Reconstruction; Non-Statement View; Schelling Model; Segregation; Axiom