Prerational Intelligence: Adaptive Behavior and Intelligent Systems Without Symbols and Logic. Volume 2.

Cruse, Holk; Dean, Jeffrey; Ritter, Helge.

ISBN 10: 0792366700 / ISBN 13: 9780792366706

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands., 2001

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Hardcover 2001 edition. Ex-library book with a few stamps and labels attached. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. Covers and text in near fine condition. {807 pages}.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prerational Intelligence: Adaptive Behavior and Intelligent Systems Without Symbols and Logic. Volume 2.
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands.
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792366700
• ISBN 13: 9780792366706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

The focus of prerational intelligence is on the way animals and artificial systems utilise information about their surroundings in order to behave intelligently; the premise is that logic and symbolic reasoning are neither necessary nor, possibly, sufficient. Experts in the fields of biology, psychology, robotics, AI, mathematics, engineering, computer science, and philosophy review the evidence that intelligent behaviour can arise in systems of simple agents interacting according to simple rules; that self-organisation and interaction with the environment are critical; and that quick approximations may replace logical analyses. It is argued that a better understanding of the intelligence inherent in procedure like those illustrated will eventually shed light on how rational intelligence is realised in humans. Readership: Scientifically literate general readers and scientists in all fields interested in understanding and duplicating biological intelligence.