Bridle, James

Ways of being : animals, plants, machines : the search for a planetary intelligence / James Bridle. - xiv, 364 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

"Originally published in 2022 by Allen Lane, Great Britain, as Ways of being : beyond human intelligence."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: More than human -- Thinking otherwise -- Wood wide webs -- The thicket of life -- Seeing like a planet -- Talking to strangers -- Non-binary machines -- Getting random -- Solidarity -- The Internet of animals -- Conclusion: Down on the metal farm.

"Artist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridle's Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligence-plant, animal, human, artificial-and how they transform our understanding of humans' place in the cosmos"--

9780141994260

2022003440


Intellect
Philosophy of mind
Cognitive science
Information technology--Philosophy
Human ecology

BF431 / .B7535 2023