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9781350096783
ISBN
1350096784
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Book Title
Philosophy and Simulation: The Emergence of Synthe
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1350096784
ISBN-13
9781350096783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038499719

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
216 Pages
Publication Name
Philosophy and Simulation : the Emergence of Synthetic Reason
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science
Author
Manuel Delanda
Series
Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.6 in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in

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Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2019-938211
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
003
Table Of Content
Introduction: Emergence in History 1. The Storm in the Computer 2. Cellular Automata and Patterns of Flow 3. Artificial Chemistries and the Prebiotic Soup 4. Genetic Algorithms and the Prebiotic Soup 5. Genetic Algorithms and Ancient Organisms 6. Neural Nets and Insect Intelligence 7. Neural Nets and Mammalian Memory 8. Multiagents and Primate Strategies 9. Multiagents and Stone Age Economics 10. Multiagents and Primitive Language 11. Multiagents and Archaic States Appendix: Links to Assemblage Theory Index
Synopsis
In this groundbreaking book, Manuel DeLanda analyzes different genres of simulation, from cellular automata and generic algorithms to neural nets and multi-agent systems, as a means to conceptualize the space of possibilities associated with casual and other capacities. This remarkably clear philosophical discussion of a rapidly growing field, from a thinker at the forefront of research at the interface of science and the humanities, is a must-read for anyone interested in the philosophies of technology, emergence and science at all levels., In this groundbreaking book, Manuel DeLanda analyzes different genres of simulation, from cellular automata and generic algorithms to neural nets and multi-agent systems, as a means to conceptualize the space of possibilitiesassociated with casual and other capacities.This remarkably clear philosophical discussion of a rapidly growing field, from a thinker at the forefront of research at the interface of science and the humanities, is a must-read for anyone interested in the philosophies of technology, emergence and science at all levels.
LC Classification Number
Q175.32.E44

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