off in some other direction? If the latter happens, what is the new direction?
These consequences/deductions are analyzed in the MMW through simulations.
As before, the examples considered become progressively more complex,
starting with a single variable, then moving to arguments involving two or more
variables, and eventually to variables with restrictions. And once again one is
made to question the value of the language as a means of modeling certain
“new” arguments.
The MMW continues this theme through a variety of other modeling languages:
Markov Chains for capturing political processes with uncertainties, Graph theory
for studying networks of political entities and their interconnectivity, and
Evolutionary Game Theory for modeling successive decision making processes
and adaptation. In all cases the goal is to study the translation process, to
understand the virtues and limitations of the languages and to examine the
relationship between languages.
Convention