The Sciences of the Artificial, third edition

Herbert A. Simon

Key Facts or Insights from "The Sciences of the Artificial, third edition"

  1. Artificiality and Rationality: The book is based on the premise that a large part of our world is artificial, created by human beings, and that rationality is the key to understanding the processes that guide the design and creation of these artificial entities.
  2. Sciences of the Artificial: The book proposes that there is a distinct set of disciplines – the sciences of the artificial – which study artificial phenomena, and that these disciplines are fundamentally different from the natural sciences.
  3. Decision-Making and Problem Solving: The book places...

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