Information, Entropy, and Progress: A New Evolutionary Paradigm
Language: English
Published by American Institute of Physics, 1997
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- Title
- Information, Entropy, and Progress: A New Evolutionary Paradigm
- Author
- Ayres, Robert U.
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0883189119
- ISBN 13
- 9780883189115
Market: Those in economics, especially thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, cybernetics, information theory, resource use, and evolutionary economic behavior. This book presents an innovative and challenging look at evolution on several scales, from the earth and its geology and chemistry to living organisms to social and economic systems. Applying the principles of thermodynamics and the concepts of information gathering and self- organization, the author characterizes the direction of evolution in each case as an accumulation of "distinguishability" information--a type of universal knowledge.
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Robert U. Ayres, an American-born physicist and economist, is Emeritus Professor of Economics and Political Science at INSEAD, the international graduate business school. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including (with Benjamin Warr) "The Economic Growth Engine: How Energy and Work Drive Prosperity".
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