From the composition of the brains and bodies of artificial life forms to the philosophical guidelines and computational frameworks that define them, "Creation" plumbs the practical, social, and ethical aspects and implications of the state of the art. But more than that, the book gives readers access to the insights Grand acquired in writing "Creatures"--insights that yield a view of the world that is surprisingly antireductionist, antimaterialist, and (to a degree) antimechanistic, a view that sees matter, life, mind, and society as simply different levels of the same thing. Such a hierarchy, Grand suggests, can be mirrored by an equivalent one that exists inside a parallel universe called cyberspace.
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From the composition of the brains and bodies of artificial life forms to the philosophical guidelines and computational frameworks that define them, "Creation" plumbs the practical, social, and ethical aspects and implications of the state of the art. But more than that, the book gives readers access to the insights Grand acquired in writing "Creatures"--insights that yield a view of the world that is surprisingly antireductionist, antimaterialist, and (to a degree) antimechanistic, a view that sees matter, life, mind, and society as simply different levels of the same thing. Such a hierarchy, Grand suggests, can be mirrored by an equivalent one that exists inside a parallel universe called cyberspace.
Imprint | Harvard University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | October 2001 |
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Authors | Steve Grand |
Dimensions | 242 x 163 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 240 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-00654-6 |
Barcode | 9780674006546 |
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LSN | 0-674-00654-2 |