The Science and Art of Simulation I

1. Introduction
Michael M. Resch, Andreas Kaminski, Petra Gehring

Part I. The Art of Exploring Computer Simulations

2. Doing Research on Simulation Sciences? Questioning Methodologies and Disciplinarities
Petra Gehring

3. On the Missing Coherent Theory of Simulation
Michael M. Resch

4. The Art of Staging Simulations: Mise-en-scène, Social Impact, and Simulation Literacy
Bruno Gransche

5. Myths of Simulation
Björn Schembera

Part II. The Art of Understanding Computer Simulations

6. Understanding Social Science Simulations: Distinguishing Two Categories of Simulations
Nicole J. Saam

7. Seven Problems with Massive Simulation Models for Policy Decision-Making
Till Grüne-Yanoff

8. Between Knowledge and Action: Conceptualizing Scientific Simulation and Policy-Making
Dirk Scheer

Part III. The Art of Knowing Through Computer Simulations

9. Outlines of a Pragmatic Theory of Truth and Error in Computer Simulation
Christoph Hubig, Andreas Kaminski

10. The Demon’s Fallacy: Simulation Modeling and a New Style of Reasoning
Johannes Lenhard

11. Advancing Knowledge Through Computer Simulations? A Socratic Exercise
Claus Beisbart

12. Varieties of Simulations: From the Analogue to the Digital
Juan M. Durán

Keywords: Mathematics, Computational Science and Engineering