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9780198751557

The Philosophy of Artificial Life

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    9780198751557

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-05-09
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

This new volume in the acclaimed Oxford Readings in Philosophy series offers a selection of the most important philosophical work being done in the new and fast-growing interdisciplinary area of artificial life. Artificial life research seeks to synthesize the characteristics of life by artificial means, particularly employing computer technology. The essays here explore such fascinating themes as the nature of life, the relation between life and mind, and the limits of technology.

Author Biography

Margaret A. Boden is Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Sussex (School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences).

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Artificial Lifep. 39
Autonomy and Artificialityp. 95
An Approach to the Synthesis of Lifep. 111
Form and Order in Evolutionary Biologyp. 146
Evolution - Natural and Artificialp. 173
Animals as Cost-Based Robotsp. 179
From Robots to Rothko: The Bringing Forth of Worldsp. 209
Today the Earwig, Tomorrow Man?p. 237
Happy Couplings: Emergence and Explanatory Interlockp. 262
In Praise of Interactive Emergence, Or Why Explanations Don't Have to Wait for Implementationsp. 282
Aristotle on Lifep. 303
Spencer and Dewey on Life and Mindp. 314
The Nature of Lifep. 332
Learning from Functionalism - Prospects for Strong Artificial Lifep. 361
Simulations, Realizations, and Theories of Lifep. 379
Notes on the Contributorsp. 395
Selected Bibliographyp. 397
Index of Namesp. 401
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