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Emergence: From Chaos To Order

Paperback • 1998 • English

Emergence: From Chaos To Order

By John H Holland

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About the book

In this important book, John H. Holland dramatically shows us that the “emergence” of order from disorder has much to teach us about life, mind and organizations. Creative activities in both the arts and the sciences depend upon an ability to model the world. The most creative of those models exhibits emergent properties, so that “what comes out is more than what goes in.” From the ingenious checkers-playing computer that started beating its creator in game after game, to the emotive creations ...Show more

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ISBN

9780738201429

Published year

1998

Language

English

Original title

Emergence: From Chaos To Order

Format

Paperback

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