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Agent-based modelling and the environmental complexity thesis

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A new interpretation of Godfrey-Smith's `environmental complexity thesis' is described which draws together two broad themes; the relation of functional properties of behaviour to environmental structure, and the distinction between behavioural and mechanistic levels of description. The specific idea defended here is that behavioural and/or mechanistic complexity can be understood in terms of mediating well-adapted responses to environmental variability. Particular attention is paid to the value of agent-based modelling within this framework.

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  • Published

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MIT Press

Book title

Proceedings of the 7th Conference on the Simulation of Adaptive Behavior

Place of publication

London

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  • Informatics Publications

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  • Yes

Editors

B Hallam, J Hallam, D Floreano, J A Meyer, G Hayes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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