Ways of being : animals, plants, machines : the search for a planetary intelligence / James Bridle.
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TextPublication details: London : Penguin Books, [2022] Edition: First American editionDescription: xiv, 363 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN: 9780141994260Subject(s): Intellect | Philosophy of mind | Cognitive science | Information technology -- Philosophy | Human ecologyLOC classification: BF431 | .B678 2022
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Summary: "Artist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridle's Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligence-plant, animal, human, artificial-and how they transform our understanding of humans' place in the cosmos"-- Provided by publisher.
Introduction: More than human -- Thinking otherwise -- Wood wide webs -- The thicket of life -- Seeing like a planet -- Talking to strangers -- Non-binary machines -- Getting random -- Solidarity -- The Internet of animals -- Conclusion: Down on the metal farm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: More than human -- Thinking otherwise -- Wood wide webs -- The thicket of life -- Seeing like a planet -- Talking to strangers -- Non-binary machines -- Getting random -- Solidarity -- The Internet of animals -- Conclusion: Down on the metal farm.
"Artist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridle's Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligence-plant, animal, human, artificial-and how they transform our understanding of humans' place in the cosmos"-- Provided by publisher.
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