Refining the Epistemological Framework of Social Systems Simulations

Authors

  • Leandro Ariel Giri Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/rhv2016iss7pp59-76

Keywords:

Social systems simulation, Positivism, Interpretativism, Constructivism, Epistemological pluralism

Abstract

In the present work we will search for a refinement of some key epistemological perspectives for the construction of a methodological framework in the social systems simulations area. So, we will proceed to show the origin of some issues in the existent conceptualization (which exports a classic controversy of the social sciences) and its path through the information sciences as a precedent. There we will identify the consequences of such issues and will work in enlightening the conflictive notions in order to defend an epistemological pluralism which would result beneficial for this area.

Author Biography

Leandro Ariel Giri, Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT)

Ing. Químico por Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Docente Instituto Universitario de la Policía Federal Argentina y Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Becario de Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica. Doctorando en Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia en Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero.

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Published

2016-07-29

How to Cite

Giri, L. A. (2016). Refining the Epistemological Framework of Social Systems Simulations. Revista De Humanidades De Valparaíso, (7), 59–76. https://doi.org/10.22370/rhv2016iss7pp59-76

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