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What kind of epistemological assumptions are being made in the context  of computer simulation and in how far are those epistemologies  determined by domain-specific features? This question s tackled in the  recently published paper: Giuseppe Primiero, A Minimalist Epistemology for Agent‑Based Simulations  in the Artificial Sciences, Minds and Machines 2019,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-019-09489-4It is shown that within the specific context of the artificial sciences,  where extensive use is made of agent-based  and multi-agent system  simulation, one assumes specific epistemological constraints which means  that those sciences use a specific epistemology. Primiero proposes a minimally committed epistemology based on the philosophy of  information and, based on that, proposes a new definition of simulation  in this specific domain. 