Simon: Sciences of the Artificial (Clo

by Herbert A. Simon

Book Overview

Herbert Simon's classic work on artificial intelligence in the expanded and updated third edition from 1996, with a new introduction by John E. Laird.Herbert Simon's classic and influential The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262190516
• ISBN13: 9780262190510
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: The MIT Press Ltd
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Incredibly thought provoking and original...

This book is one of the most thought provoking, challenging books I've come across in many years. Simon tosses off ideas like a Border Collie shaking off water. This is not a book to be skimmed, or to be taken lightly, but a slow careful reading will certainly pay off. I read this book for insights into product design, and it did not disappoint.

Comprehensive philosophical view on thinking and computing

Although the language is a little stilted at times and difficult to read, the range and scope - and implications - of Simon's ideas are profound. The relationships he describes between thinking, computing, and human behavior are extremely interesting and provide a "look toward the future". And the fact that Simon has been working and researching in this area for, like, FOREVER (some of the citations of his work is from the 50's) lends a lot of credence to his ideas.

Philosophical, interdisciplinary perspectives of human being

Explores economics, management, computer science, psychology and phylosophy to understand human being and artifacts, the work of human being. Ideas presented are highly philosophical but widely applicable to the real world, especially when designing organization or large projects.