Re: What is emergence?

[Darren Schreiber]

This is a site that I have found illustrative of the emergence 
concept.  One of my favorites.

http://el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/projects/emergence/


        Darren


> Hello,
>
> Althought I have been in the area of Alife for 3 years, I still have
> a question:
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>     What is emergence? It seems not so clear to me.
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>     Is there any definition?
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>     Are there any criteria to judge whether a phenomenon is "emergence"?
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> I have heard some oponions such as "unpredictable","unexpected",
> but it may be caused by lack of knowledge or data... Because after we get
> this "unpredictable emergence", we can find a way to explain why it
> occurs -- so it is predictabl.
>
> This question has been in my mind for a long time, and I found it very
> important.
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>
> I will be very happy to get any answers.
>
> Thanks a lot and sorry for my question!
>
> Han Jing
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                 Darren Schreiber
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                 Graduate Student
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