Collective Beings

by Eliano Pessa and Gianfranco Minati

Book Overview

The Background to Systemics.- Generalizing Systemics and the Role of the Observer.- Emergence.- How to Model Emergence: Traditional Methods.- How to Model Emergence: Non-Traditional Methods.- The Role of Ergodicity.- Applications to Social Systems (1).- Applications to Social Systems (2).- Applications to Cognitive Systems: Beyond Computationalism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144194205X
• ISBN13: 9781441942050
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"