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Genesis Redux

Genesis Redux: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Artificial Life is a 2007 book edited by Jessica Riskin. It is a collection of essays about the history of the making of mechanicals in an attempt to emulate or recreate life.

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Genesis Redux: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Artificial Life
First edition
EditorJessica Riskin
LanguageEnglish
SubjectNon-fiction, Automatons, Artificial Intelligence
Published2007 (University of Chicago Press)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback, paperback)
Pages389
ISBN9780226720807
OCLC80917572

Genesis Redux: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Artificial Life is a 2007 book edited by Jessica Riskin. It is a collection of essays about the history of the making of mechanicals in an attempt to emulate or recreate life.

Reception

Genesis Redux has been reviewed by the Annals of Science,1 Nature,2 The British Journal for the History of Science,3 and The American Historical Review.4

References

References

  1. Nicholson, Daniel J. (January 2011). "Book Reviews: Life Sciences - Genesis Redux: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Artificial Life". Annals of Science. 68 (1): 136–139. doi:10.1080/00033790802657855. S2CID 144172791.
  2. Greg Bear (November 29, 2007). "Is artificial life moving any closer?". Nature. 450 (7170): 612. Bibcode:2007Natur.450..612B. doi:10.1038/450612a.
  3. Jacob Stegenga (July 2009). "Jessica Riskin (ed.), Genesis Redux: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Artificial Life" (PDF). The British Journal for the History of Science. 42 (3): 437, 438. doi:10.1017/s0007087409990148. S2CID 143759044. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  4. "Genesis Redux: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Artificial Life". The American Historical Review. 113 (2): 296. February 2008. doi:10.1086/ahr.113.1.296d.