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Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.: Philosophy and Simulation : The Emergence of Synthetic Reason by Manuel. DeLanda (2019, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101350096784

ISBN-139781350096783

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038499719

Product Key Features

Number of Pages216 Pages

Publication NamePhilosophy and Simulation : the Emergence of Synthetic Reason

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

SubjectPhilosophy & Social Aspects, General

TypeTextbook

AuthorManuel. Delanda

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Science

SeriesBloomsbury Revelations Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2019-938211

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal003

Table Of ContentIntroduction: 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

SynopsisIn 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.

LC Classification NumberQ175.32.E44