The sciences of the artificial
By: Herbert A. Simon.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Science -- Philosophy
First sentence: About three centuries after Newton we are thoroughly familiar with the concept of natural science—most unequivocally with physical and biological science.
Description: "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." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface to the Third Edition
pagenum: ix; title: Preface to the Second Edition
pagenum: xi; label: 1
title: Understanding the Natural and Artificial Worlds
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Economic Rationality: Adaptive Artifice
pagenum: 25; label: 3
title: The Psychology of Thinking:  Embedding Artifice in Nature
pagenum: 51; label: 4
title: Remembering and Learning:  Memory as Environment for Thought
pagenum: 85; label: 5
title: The Science of Design:  Creating the Artificial
pagenum: 111; label: 6
title: Social Planning:  Designing the Evolving Artifact
pagenum: 139; label: 7
title: Alternative Views of Complexity
pagenum: 169; label: 8
title: The Architecture of Complexity:  Hierarchic Systems
pagenum: 183; title: Name Index
pagenum: 217; title: Subject Index
pagenum: 221