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The Interconnected Roles of Abstraction and Emergence in Artificial Societies

by Eric Baumer, et al. , 2006
"... This paper presents an argument that the process of emergence, moving from simple rules to complex behavior, is the converse of the process of abstraction, moving from complex behavior to simple laws. Thus, it can be argued that similar mechanisms underlie both processes, and a greater understand of ..."
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of one can lead to a greater understanding of the other. Especially in the case of societies, the processes of abstraction and emergence are inextricably interconnected, such that the abstractions individuals make will determine what behaviors emerge, and the behaviors that emerge in the society

Materials for an exploratory theory of the network society.

by Manuel Castells , Anthony Giddens , Alain Touraine , Anthony Smith , Benjamin Barber , Peter Hall , Roger-Pol Droit , Sophie Watson , Frank Webster , Krishan Kumar , David Lyon , Craig Calhoun , Jeffrey Henderson , Ramon Ramos , Jose E Rodrigues-Ibanez , Jose F Tezanos , Mary Kaldor , Stephen Jones , Christopher Freeman - The British Journal of Sociology , 2000
"... ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age, as tentatively identi ed by empirical, cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world, in v ..."
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ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age, as tentatively identi ed by empirical, cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world

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by John Pourdehnad, Kambiz Maani, Habib Sedehi
"... Pedagogical research has demonstrated that while traditional teaching methods can be useful for imparting factual information ("cold knowledge"), simulations and video games are more effective in teaching decision-making processes ("warm knowledge"). Advances in video game creati ..."
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creation allow the development of multi-agent, artificial society simulators with capabilities for modeling physiology, stress, emotion, and course-of-action decision-making. This new approach enables superior understanding of the complexity in organizations and their relevant business environments

Migration Dynamics in Artificial Agent Societies

by Harjot Kaur, Karanjeet Singh Kahlon, Rajinder Singh Virk
"... Abstract—An Artificial Agent Society can be defined as a collection of agents interacting with each other for some purpose and/or inhabiting a specific locality, possibly in accordance to some common norms/rules. These societies are analogous to human and ecological societies, and are an expanding a ..."
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software agents which are operating locally and cooperating and coordinating with each other in order to achieve goals of an agent society. These artificial agent societies have some kind of dynamics existing in them in terms of dynamics of Agent Migration, Role-Assignment, Norm-Emergence, Security

The Effect of Emerging Artificial Intelligence Techniques on the Ethical Role of Computer Scientists

by unknown authors
"... Emerging technologies and programming techniques increase our ability to create intelligent software programs. With the advent of viable neural networking solutions, we have come even closer to building artificially intelligent machines. This project outlines the impact of neural networking on the d ..."
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on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, explores the impact of AI systems on society, and proposes enhanced ethical and professional roles for artificial intelligence developers, with an emphasis on interpersonal communication and impact awareness. The projections discussed here are provided both

Indicators for Social and Economic Coping Capacity - Moving Toward a Working Definition of Adaptive Capacity”, Wesleyan-CMU Working Paper.

by Gary Yohe , Richard S J Tol , Gary Yohe , 2001
"... Abstract This paper offers a practically motivated method for evaluating systems' abilities to handle external stress. The method is designed to assess the potential contributions of various adaptation options to improving systems' coping capacities by focusing attention directly on the u ..."
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Abstract This paper offers a practically motivated method for evaluating systems' abilities to handle external stress. The method is designed to assess the potential contributions of various adaptation options to improving systems' coping capacities by focusing attention directly

1 Critical Semiotic Analysis and the Critique of Political Economy

by Bob Jessop, Bob Jessop
"... Abstract: A case is made for ‘cultural political economy ’ (CPE) by exploring the constitutive role of semiosis in economic and political activities, economic and political institutions, and social order more generally. CPE is a post-disciplinary approach that adopts the 'cultural turn ' i ..."
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Abstract: A case is made for ‘cultural political economy ’ (CPE) by exploring the constitutive role of semiosis in economic and political activities, economic and political institutions, and social order more generally. CPE is a post-disciplinary approach that adopts the 'cultural turn &apos

Towards a Restoration of the Humanities in the Future University: Asia's Opportunity

by Cameron Richards , Cameron Richards , 2011
"... Abstract. This paper explores the possible restoration of a leadership role for the humanities in university-based knowledge building and education. Such a global restoration is required in the face of various social, ethical, and human capital dilemmas associated with such issues as climate change ..."
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Abstract. This paper explores the possible restoration of a leadership role for the humanities in university-based knowledge building and education. Such a global restoration is required in the face of various social, ethical, and human capital dilemmas associated with such issues as climate

The evolving interface of U. S. Spanish: language mixing as hybrid vigor *

by John M. Lipski
"... ABSTRACT: Spanish has been in contact with English—and with other varieties of Spanish—in the United States for more than a century, but the nature of its speech communities has changed considerably in recent decades. Language contact phenomena, grouped under the derogatory umbrella of “Spanglish, ” ..."
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, ” have generally been viewed as detrimental to both Spanish and English. The present study argues that stable contact varieties of Spanish have emerged and are playing an increasing role in the maintenance and spread of Spanish in the United States. Using the biological metaphor of hybridization

MEMORY-WORK: THE POWER OF THE MUNDANE

by Betty Johnston
"... ABSTRACT In this article, I raise three interconnecting questions that emerge from my use of memory-work: memory and normality; research 'rules'; and, briefly, the theoretical underpinnings of the method. The first question addresses the nature of the memories written about: were they foc ..."
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ABSTRACT In this article, I raise three interconnecting questions that emerge from my use of memory-work: memory and normality; research 'rules'; and, briefly, the theoretical underpinnings of the method. The first question addresses the nature of the memories written about: were
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