Philosophy and Simulation

Manuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. He began his career in experimental film, later becoming a computer artist and programmer. He is Professor of Philosophy in the Architecture departments at Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania, and the Gilles Deleuze Chair and Professor of Philosophy at the European Graduate School.

• Introduction: Emergence in History 1. The Storm in the Computer 2. Cellular Automata and Patterns of Flow 3. Artificial Chemistries and the Prebiotic Soup 4. Genetic Algorithms and the Prebiotic Soup 5. Genetic Algorithms and Ancient Organisms6. Neural Nets and Insect Intelligence 7. Neural Nets and Mammalian Memory 8. Multiagents and Primate Strategies 9. Multiagents and Stone Age Economics 10. Multiagents and Primitive Language 11. Multiagents and Archaic States Appendix: Links to Assemblage Theory Index