The Sciences of the Artificial - 3rd Edition

About this book

Continuing his exploration of the organization of complexity and the science of design this new edition of Herbert Simons 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 books 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 Simons thinking about the respective roles of organizations and markets in economic systems.