| Description |
1 online resource (xiii. 302 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-297) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Book Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Notes on contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction ; Part I The simulation of social theories ; Chapter 2 A model of the emergence of new political actors ; Chapter 3 Division of labour and social co-ordination modes: a simple simulation model ; Chapter 4 Emergence of kinship structures: a multi-agent approach ; Chapter 5 Cities can be agents too: a model for the evolution of settlement systems ; Chapter 6 The EOS project: integrating two models of Palaeolithic social change. |
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Chapter 7 Genetic algorithms, teleological conservatism, and the emergence of optimal demand relations: the case of learning-by-consuming Part II The evolution and emergence of societies ; Chapter 8 Emergence in social simulation; Chapter 9 How to invent a lexicon: the development of shared symbols in interaction ; Chapter 10 MANTA: new experimental results on the emergence of (artificial) ant societies ; Chapter 11 Emergent behaviour in societies of heterogeneous, interacting agents: alliances and norms ; Part III The foundations of social simulation. |
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Chapter 12 Kin-directed altruism and attachment behaviour in an evolving population of neural networks Chapter 13 Understanding the functions of norms in social groups through simulation ; Chapter 14 A logical approach to simulating societies; Bibliography ; Index. |
| Summary |
An exploration of the implications of developments in artificial intelligence for social scientific research, which builds on the theoretical and methodological insights provided by ""Simulating societies"".; This book is intended for worldwide library market for social science subjects such as sociology, political science, geography, archaeology/anthropology, and significant appeal within computer science, particularly artificial intelligence. Also personal reference for researchers. |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Simulation methods -- Congresses.
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Computer simulation -- Congresses.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Methodology.
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Computer simulation. (OCoLC)fst00872518
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Social sciences -- Simulation methods.
(OCoLC)fst01122978
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| Indexed Term |
Social sciences Simulations Use of Computers |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Gilbert, G. Nigel.
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Conte, Rosaria, 1952-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Artificial societies. London : UCL Press, 1995 (DLC) 94047440 |
| ISBN |
0203993691 (electronic bk.) |
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9780203993699 (electronic bk.) |
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1857283058 (Cloth) |
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9786610309313 |
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6610309310 |
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9781857283051 |
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1857283058 |
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