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System Dynamics is a discipline for the modeling, simulation and control of complex dynamic systems. In this contribution, the methodology of System Dynamics-based modeling is argued to be a powerful and rigorous approach to theory-building. The strength of the pertinent process of theory development lies in its high standards for model validation, and in a combination of abductive reasoning with induction and deduction. The argument of the paper is underpinned by an application of System Dynamics to the elaboration of a theory in the new field of Cultural Dynamics.
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Schwaninger, M., Hamann, T.K. (2005). Theory-Building with System Dynamics: Principles and Practices. In: Moreno Díaz, R., Pichler, F., Quesada Arencibia, A. (eds) Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2005. EUROCAST 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3643. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11556985_10
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