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God from the Machine

Name: God from the Machine
Brand: AltaMira Press,U.S.
SKU: 9780759107441
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Artificial Intelligence Models of Religious Cognition

Autor: William Sims Bainbridge

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Oprawa: Miękka

Wydawca: AltaMira Press,U.S.

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"God from the machine" (deus ex machina) refers to an ancient dramatic device where a god was mechan...

Informacje o książce

Autor

William Sims Bainbridge

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Miękka

Data wydania

2006

strony

188

EAN

9780759107441

ISBN

0759107440

Enbook ID

04910497

Wydawca

AltaMira Press,U.S.

Waga

306

Wymiary

154 x 224 x 11

Pełny opis

"God from the machine" (deus ex machina) refers to an ancient dramatic device where a god was mechanically brought onto the stage to save the hero from a difficult situation. But here, William Sims Bainbridge uses the term in a strikingly different way. Instead of looking to a machine to deliver an already known god, he asks what a computing machine and its simulations might teach us about how religion and religious beliefs come to being. Bainbridge posits the virtual town of Cyburg, population 44,100. Then, using rules for individual and social behavior taken from the social sciences, he models a complex community where residents form groups, learn to trust or distrust each other, and develop religious faith. Bainbridge's straightforward arguments point to many more applications of computer simulation in the study of religion. God from the Machine will serve as an important text in any class with a social scientific approach to religion.