De Landa, Manuel

Philosophy and simulation : the emergence of synthetic reason Manuel Delanda. - 226 pages ; 21 cm.



Introduction: emergence in history -- The storm in the computer -- Cellular automata and patterns of flow -- Artificial chemistries and the prebiotic soup -- Genetic algorithms and the prebiotic soup -- Genetic algorithms and ancient organisms -- Neural nets and insect intelligence -- Neural nets and mammalian memory -- Multiagents and primate strategies -- Multiagents and stone age economics -- Multiagents and primitive language -- Multiagents and archaic states -- Appendix: links to assemblage theory.

9781441170286


Science--Philosophy
Emergence (Philosophy)

Q175.32.E44 / D4 2011