Emergence: From Chaos To Order

Emergence: From Chaos To Order
ISBN-10
0738201421
ISBN-13
9780738201429
Series
Emergence
Category
Science
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
1999-04-23
Publisher
Basic Books
Author
John H. Holland

Description

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 of the poet, Emergence shows that Holland's theory successfully predicts many complex behaviors in art and science.

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