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.
In this book, the internationally renowned Manuel DeLanda provides a remarkably clear philosophical overview of the rapidly growing field of computer simulations.
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781350096783
Author Professor Manuel DeLanda
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 278g
In this book, the internationally renowned Manuel DeLanda provides a remarkably clear philosophical overview of the rapidly growing field of computer simulations.
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781350096783
Author Professor Manuel DeLanda
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 278g
