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Paper Details

  • Title: Blair Williams, Reality, Virtually Better
  • Authors: David J. T. Sumpter and Johan S. G. Chu
  • Published in: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (JASSS), 2019.
  • Link: Typically available via the JASSS website (open access).

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2. Structuralism vs. Individual Agency

The paper explores the tension between individual agency (what people choose to do) and social structure (the constraints of the society they live in). The authors demonstrate how simple rules applied to individual agents can result in complex macro-level social structures, validating sociological theories that might otherwise seem abstract. blair williams reality virtually better

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