Evolving Ethics: The New Science of Good and Evil - Couverture souple

Mascaro, Steven; Korb, Kevin B.; Nicholson, Ann E.; Woodberry, Owen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845402065 ISBN 13 : 9781845402068

Editeur : Imprint Academic, 2010

Synopsis

This book describes the application of Artificial Life simulation to evolutionary scenarios of wide ethical interest, including the evolution of altruism, rape and abortion, providing a new meaning to "experimental philosophy". The authors also apply evolutionary ALife techniques to explore contentious issues within evolutionary theory itself, such as the evolution of aging. They justify these uses of simulation in science and philosophy, both in general and in their specific applications here. Evolving Ethics will be of interest to researchers, enthusiasts, students and interested lay readers in the fields of Artificial Life, philosophy of science, ethics, agent- and individual-based modeling in ecology and the social sciences, computer simulation, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology and the social sciences.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dr Steven Mascaro is a researcher in computer simulation and Artificial Life.

Dr Kevin Korb is a Reader in the Clayton School of Information Technology, Monash University.

Dr Ann Nicholson is an Associate Professor in the Clayton School of Information Technology, Monash University.

Owen Woodberry is a researcher in the Clayton School of Information Technology, Monash University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Imprint Academic
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845402065
• ISBN 13: 9781845402068
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible