Constructivism and Computation: Can Computer-Based Modeling Add to the Case for Constructivism?

> Problem • Is constructivism contradicted by the reductionist determinism inherent in digital computation? > Method • Review of examples from dynamical systems sciences, agent-based modeling and artificial intelligence. > Results • Recent scientific insights seem to give reason to consider constructivism in line with what computation is adding to our knowledge of interacting dynamics and the functioning of our brains. > Implications • Constructivism is not necessarily contradictory to digital computation, in particular to computer-based modeling and simulation. > Constructivist content • When viewed through the lens of computation, in many of its aspects constructivism seems in line with what currently is held to be valid in science. >