Philosophy and Simulation: The Emergence of Synthetic Reason

By Manuel DeLanda

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350096784
• ISBN13: 9781350096783
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"