Methodological Individualism in Ecology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10707545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Justus (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 770-784 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/677404 |
| OpenAlex | W2179406852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
Methodological individualism has a long, successful, and controversial track record in the social sciences. Its record in ecology is much shorter but proving as successful and controversial with so-called individual-based models. Distinctions and debates about methodological individualism in social sciences clarify the commitments of this general, individualistic approach to modeling ecological phenomena and show that there is a lot recommending it. In particular, a representational priority on individual organisms yields a cogent albeit deflationary account of ecological emergence and helps reveal how quite disparate models and theories in ecology might be unified
Biology · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Individualism · Methodological individualism · Political science · Sociology · Ecology · Ecosystem dynamics and resilience · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
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Signals
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Optimal Choice in the Face of Risk
The Multiple Realizability Argument Against Reductionism
Ecological and Lyapunov Stability
The Idea of Justice
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |