The Sciences of the Artificial - 3rd Edition
by Herbert A. SimonEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-10-01
Publisher(s): Mit Pr
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Summary
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 Simon's thinking about the respective roles of organizations and markets in economic systems.
Table of Contents
| Preface to Third Edition | p. ix |
| Preface to Second Edition | p. xi |
| Understanding the Natural and Artificial Worlds | p. 1 |
| Economic Rationality: Adaptive Artifice | p. 25 |
| The Psychology of Thinking: Embedding Artifice in Nature | p. 51 |
| Remembering and Learning: Memory as Environment for Thought | p. 85 |
| The Science of Design: Creating the Artificial | p. 111 |
| Social Planning: Designing the Evolving Artifact | p. 139 |
| Alternative Views of Complexity | p. 169 |
| The Architecture of Complexity: Hierarchic Systems | p. 183 |
| Name Index | p. 217 |
| Subject Index | p. 221 |
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