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Philosophy and Simulation: The Emergence of Synthetic Reason
Author(s): Manuel DeLanda (Author)
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication Date: 18 April 2019
- Language: English
- Print length: 212 pages
- ISBN-10: 1350096784
- ISBN-13: 9781350096783
Book Description
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.
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About the Author
Manuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. He began his career in experimental film, later becoming a computer artist and programmer. He is Professor of Philosophy in the Architecture departments at Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania, and the Gilles Deleuze Chair and Professor of Philosophy at the European Graduate School.
