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

In a paper published in JASSS, Chris Goldspink discusses the methodological implications of complex systems approaches to the modeling of social systems. Like others before him Goldspink advocates the use of bottom-up computer simulations (BUCSs) for examining social phenomena. It is argued therein that computer simulation offers a partial solution to the methodological crisis apparently observed in the social sciences. Though I agree with many of Goldspink

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: JASSS
• Authors: Kurt A. Richardson
• Keywords: Complex Systems, JASSS 2002, Organizational Complexity, Simulation