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In this paper I shall raise a very basic question about simulation and rational practice: If life is the best teacher under what circumstances and for what kinds of practical lessons is simulation at least a reasonably good one?
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Kliemt, H. (1996). Simulation and Rational Practice. In: Hegselmann, R., Mueller, U., Troitzsch, K.G. (eds) Modelling and Simulation in the Social Sciences from the Philosophy of Science Point of View. Theory and Decision Library, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8686-3_2
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