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.