Artificial Life – An Overview (Complex Adaptive Systems) - Softcover

Langton, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262621126 ISBN 13: 9780262621120

Publisher: MIT Press, 1997

Synopsis

Artificial life, a field that seeks to increase the role of synthesis in the study of biological phenomena, has great potential, both for unlocking the secrets of life and for raising a host of disturbing issuesscientific and technical as well as philosophical and ethical. This book brings together a series of overview articles that appeared in the first three issues of the groundbreaking journal Artificial Life, along with a new introduction by Christopher Langton, Editor-in-Chief of Artificial Life, founder of the discipline, and Director of the Artificial Life Program at the Santa Fe Institute.

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From the Back Cover

Artificial Life is the study of synthetic systems that exhibit behaviors characteristic of natural living systems. It complements the traditional biological sciences concerned with the analysis of living organisms by attempting to synthesize lifelike behaviors within computers and other artificial media.

Synopsis

Artificial life, a field that seeks to increase the role of synthesis in the study of biological phenomena, raises scientific and technical as well as philosophical and ethical issues. This book brings together overview articles that appeared in the first three issues of "Artificial Life".

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262621126
• ISBN 13: 9780262621120
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352