Re: The unreasonable Effectiveness of ABMs in ComplexSystems

Posted by Owen Densmore on Apr 29, 2009; 2:51am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Re-The-unreasonable-Effectiveness-of-ABMs-in-ComplexSystems-tp2737192p2738322.html

On Apr 28, 2009, at 8:31 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
> I wish the hell some you smart folks were reading this book with me:
>
> Bedau and Humphreys, EMERGENCE.  MIT 2008.
>
> Does anybody know a good philosopher or two with time on their hands?

Just out of curiosity: why a philosopher?  Why not a scientist/
mathematician?  The book looked interesting when you brought it to  
Friam.

     -- Owen




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