Nature And The Artificial
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The Artificial And The Natural
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Author : Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2007
The Artificial And The Natural written by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Philosophy categories.
These essays - written by specialists of different periods and various disciplines - reveal that the division between nature and art has been continually challenged and reassesed in Western thought. Nature and art, the essays suggest, are mutually constructed, defining and redifining themselves.
The Reality Of The Artificial
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Author : Massimo Negrotti
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-06-05
The Reality Of The Artificial written by Massimo Negrotti and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-05 with Computers categories.
The human ambition to reproduce and improve natural objects and processes has a long history, and ranges from dreams to actual design, from Icarus’s wings to modern robotics and bioengineering. This imperative seems to be linked not only to practical utility but also to our deepest psychology. Nevertheless, reproducing something natural is not an easy enterprise, and the actual replication of a natural object or process by means of some technology is impossible. In this book the author uses the term naturoid to designate any real artifact arising from our attempts to reproduce natural instances. He concentrates on activities that involve the reproduction of something existing in nature, and whose reproduction, through construction strategies which differ from natural ones, we consider to be useful, appealing or interesting. The development of naturoids may be viewed as a distinct class of technological activity, and the concept should be useful for methodological research into establishing the common rules, potentialities and constraints that characterize the human effort to reproduce natural objects. The author shows that a naturoid is always the result of a reduction of the complexity of natural objects, due to an unavoidable multiple selection strategy. Nevertheless, the reproduction process implies that naturoids take on their own new complexity, resulting in a transfiguration of the natural exemplars and their performances, and leading to a true innovation explosion. While the core performances of contemporary naturoids improve, paradoxically the more a naturoid develops the further it moves away from its natural counterpart. Therefore, naturoids will more and more affect our relationships with advanced technologies and with nature, but in ways quite beyond our predictive capabilities. The book will be of interest to design scholars and researchers of technology, cultural studies, anthropology and the sociology of science and technology.
Nature And The Artificial
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Author : Edward Engelmann
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2017-03-21
Nature And The Artificial written by Edward Engelmann and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-21 with Philosophy categories.
For years now much attention has been given to the phenomenon of the artificial. Speculation regarding “what is real?” abounds in the sciences, literature, as well as films and other visual arts. This work presents the first critical, sustained, philosophical study on this topic. Nature and the Artificial: Aristotelian Reflections on the Operative Imperative reveals the inner logic of the artificial by reflecting it off the metaphysical relationship between nature and techne as conceived by Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. During early modernity, figures such as Descartes and Bacon transformed this understanding, giving rise to the notion of the “operative imperative.” Nature and techne, for the Aristotelian tradition and for us, can only be understood in terms of their dialectical relationship to one another. Aristotle articulates this relationship with the phrase “techne imitates nature.” With the operative imperative, however, a certain reversal takes place, whereby techne becomes the paradigm for nature. As Ed Engelmann demonstrates, the operative imperative, together with the phenomenon of the artificial it implies, stands to Aristotelian metaphysics of nature as image is to original. Anyone who believes that the rise of the artificial in our civilization needs the intensive study it deserves—as well as those who are seeking innovative insights into Aristotelian tradition—will want to read this book.
Artificial Nature
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Author : Jeffrey Deitch
language : en
Publisher: Howell Press
Release Date : 1990
Artificial Nature written by Jeffrey Deitch and has been published by Howell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Appropriation (Art) categories.
Naturoids On The Nature Of The Artificial
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Author : Massimo Negrotti
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2002-12-30
Naturoids On The Nature Of The Artificial written by Massimo Negrotti and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-30 with Computers categories.
Since antiquity, technology has tried to either control or imitate nature. Both these traditions take advantage of the progress of science, but their teleology and their typical design problems remain basically different.The technology of the artificial may be defined as the effort to reproduce natural objects or processes by means of current conventional technology and materials. This book reports on the results of a theoretical study of the logic characterizing any attempt to design something artificial.While designers of artificial devices work in their own area facing field-specific problems (e.g. bioengineering, artificial organs, robotics, AI, ALife, remakings, etc.), the present study refers to the artificial in itself, trying to find out what is common to instances very far from each other, in an intrinsically interdisciplinary way. The result may be defined as a proposal of a general theory of the artificial.
Adaptation In Natural And Artificial Systems
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Author : John H. Holland
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1992-04-29
Adaptation In Natural And Artificial Systems written by John H. Holland and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-04-29 with Psychology categories.
Genetic algorithms are playing an increasingly important role in studies of complex adaptive systems, ranging from adaptive agents in economic theory to the use of machine learning techniques in the design of complex devices such as aircraft turbines and integrated circuits. Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems is the book that initiated this field of study, presenting the theoretical foundations and exploring applications. In its most familiar form, adaptation is a biological process, whereby organisms evolve by rearranging genetic material to survive in environments confronting them. In this now classic work, Holland presents a mathematical model that allows for the nonlinearity of such complex interactions. He demonstrates the model's universality by applying it to economics, physiological psychology, game theory, and artificial intelligence and then outlines the way in which this approach modifies the traditional views of mathematical genetics. Initially applying his concepts to simply defined artificial systems with limited numbers of parameters, Holland goes on to explore their use in the study of a wide range of complex, naturally occuring processes, concentrating on systems having multiple factors that interact in nonlinear ways. Along the way he accounts for major effects of coadaptation and coevolution: the emergence of building blocks, or schemata, that are recombined and passed on to succeeding generations to provide, innovations and improvements.
Artificial Nature
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Author : Jeffrey Deitch
language : el
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Artificial Nature written by Jeffrey Deitch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with categories.
Artificial Intelligence Anthropogenic Nature Vs Social Origin
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Author : Elena G. Popkova
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-02-22
Artificial Intelligence Anthropogenic Nature Vs Social Origin written by Elena G. Popkova and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-22 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book presents advanced research studies on the topic of artificial intelligence as a component of social and economic relations and processes. It gathers research papers from the International Research-to-Practice Conference “The 21st Century from the Positions of Modern Science: Intellectual, Digital and Innovative Aspects” (May 23–24, 2019, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) and the International Research-to-Practice Conference “Economics of Pleasure: a Science of Enjoying Economic Activities” (October 3–5, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic). Both conferences were organized by the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Institute of Scientific Communications” (Volgograd). What sets this book apart from other publications on the topic of artificial intelligence is that it approaches AI not as a technological tool, but as an economic entity. Bringing together papers by representatives of various fields of social and human knowledge, it systematically reflects on various economic, social, and legal aspects of the creation, application, and development of artificial intelligence. Given the multidisciplinary nature of its content, the book will appeal to a broad target audience, including those engaged in developing AI (scientific research institutes and universities), and Industry 4.0 enterprises interested in its implementation, as well as state regulators for the digital economy.
Artificial Nature Architecture
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Author : Luis de Garrido
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Artificial Nature Architecture written by Luis de Garrido and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Architecture categories.
Luis de Garrido is pioneering a new architectural concept: Artificial Nature. An artificial eco-system incorporating manmade artefacts and buildings with its own rules and which evolves alongside the natural eco-system.
Naturalness
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Author : Dieter Birnbacher
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2014-04-15
Naturalness written by Dieter Birnbacher and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-15 with Philosophy categories.
In Naturalness, Dieter Birnbacher delves into an argument common in everyday thinking and ethics—the argument of naturalness. This argument suggests that what is natural is in some ways superior to what is artificial, due to repeated positive connotations associated with the natural. This book presents both a phenomenology and a critique. For the former, Naturalness reviews the role of naturalistic arguments in various domains of everyday language and reasoning as well as in political and ethical debates, especially regarding controversial issues in preservation. For the latter, it critically discusses the persuasiveness of naturalness, both intellectually and morally, and how it is currently no more than an expression of conservatism and resistance to change in basic orientations.