CFP: The Monist: Models and Simulations

In 2014, The Monist will publish an issue devoted to Models and Simulations. Submissions are invited for this issue with a deadline of  October 31, 2013. Prospective authors are encouraged to contact the Advisory Editor, Paul Humphreys, University of Virginia ([email protected]) for further information and to ensure suitability of content. Papers must have a maximum length of 7,500 words and all submissions will be refereed by external referees. A brief description of the scope of the issue is as follows:

The introduction of computer simulation methods has radically changed certain scientific fields. Among the philosophical issues involved are: Why have some fields such as astrophysics embraced simulations while others such as economics resisted their introduction? What are the differences and similarities between laboratory experiments and computer simulations? Are very large scale simulations such as those used in climate models essentially different from smaller scale simulations? What is the status of data from simulations? How can simulation models be tested and validated and what is their relation to traditional theory and models? Contributions that answer  these and other, as yet unaddressed, issues in the area of models and simulations are invited. Papers dealing with general philosophical topics or with applications to specific sciences will be the focus of this issue; those addressing topics in biology and medicine are particularly welcomed.