ABSTRACT This article aims to develop a new account of scientific explanation for computer simulations. To this end, two questions are answered: what is the explanatory relation for computer simulations? And what kind of epistemic gain should be expected? For several reasons tailored to the benefits and needs of computer simulations, these questions are better answered within the unificationist model of scientific explanation. Unlike previous efforts in the literature, I submit that the explanatory relation is between the simulation model and the results of the simulation. I also argue that our epistemic gain goes beyond the unificationist account, encompassing a practical dimension as well.

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改变解释范围：计算机仿真的科学解释

摘要本文旨在为计算机模拟的科学解释开辟一个新的途径。为此，回答了两个问题：计算机模拟的解释关系是什么？并且应该获得什么样的认知增益？由于针对计算机模拟的好处和需求量身定制的几个原因，在统一的科学解释模型中可以更好地回答这些问题。与文献中先前所做的努力不同，我认为解释性关系是在仿真模型和仿真结果之间。我还认为，我们的认知收益超出了统一主义的范畴，也涵盖了实际层面。