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Philosophy and simulation : the emergence of synthetic reason / Manuel DeLanda.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Landa, Manuel, author.
- Series:
- Bloomsbury revelations.
- Bloomsbury Revelations Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emergence (Philosophy).
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781350096790
- 1350096792
- 9781350096776
- 1350096776
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