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Informationen zum Autor Manuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. He began his career in experimental film, later becoming a computer artist and programmer. He is Gilles Deleuze Chair and Professor of Philosophy at The European Graduate School / EGS, Switzerland and lecturer in Architecture at Princeton University, USA. He is the author of Philosophical Chemistry (2015) and Philosophy and Simulation (2011). Klappentext 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 book, the internationally renowned Manuel DeLanda provides a remarkably clear philosophical overview of the rapidly growing field of computer simulations. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Organisms6. 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...
