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11 - Computer Science and Informatics
University of Edinburgh
Animals Versus Animats: Or Why Not Model the Real Iguana?
<25> Originality: Challenges the wide-spread approach of simulating invented ‘animats’, arguing that it fails to have the intended relevance to understanding biology.
Significance: Published as a target article with 15 commentaries from the leading researchers in the field of adaptive behaviour simulation. With author's reply, the entire issue of the journal was dedicated to discussion of the argument presented. It develops the author’s previous discussions of modelling methodology which have significantly shaped this research field.
Rigour: The argument is grounded in the philosophy of science, and provides a logical justification and detailed critique of counter-arguments.