Sciences of the Artificial

Name: Sciences of the Artificial
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ISBN: 9780262691918

ISBN-10: 0262691914

ISBN-13: 9780262691918

Edition: 3rd 1996

Authors: Herbert A. Simon

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Continuing his exploration of the organization of complexity and the science of design, this new edition of Herbert Simon's classic work on artificial intelligence adds a chapter that sorts out the current themes and tools -- chaos, adaptive systems, genetic algorithms -- for analyzing complexity and complex systems. There are updates throughout the book as well. These take into account important advances in cognitive psychology and the science of design while confirming and extending the book's basic thesis: that a physical symbol system has the necessary and sufficient means for intelligent action. The chapter "Economic Reality" has also been revised to reflect a change in emphasis in…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 9/26/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 246
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface to Third Edition


Preface to Second Edition



Understanding the Natural and Artificial Worlds



Economic Rationality: Adaptive Artifice



The Psychology of Thinking: Embedding Artifice in Nature



Remembering and Learning: Memory as Environment for Thought



The Science of Design: Creating the Artificial



Social Planning: Designing the Evolving Artifact



Alternative Views of Complexity



The Architecture of Complexity: Hierarchic Systems


Name Index


Subject Index