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Models of a Man: Essays in Memory of Herbert A. Simon

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Herbert Simon , in the course of a long and distinguished career in the
social and behavioral sciences, made lasting contributions to many disciplines, including economics,
psychology, computer science, and artificial intelligence. In 1978 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in
economics for his research into the decision-making process within economic organizations. His
well-known book The Sciences of the Artificial addresses the implications of the decision-making and
problem-solving processes for the social sciences.This book is a collection of short essays, all original, by
colleagues from many fields who felt Simon's influence and mourn his loss. Mixing reminiscence and
analysis, the book represents "a small acknowledgment of a large debt."Each of the more than forty
contributors was asked to write about the one work by Simon that he or she had found most
influential. The editors then grouped the essays into four sections: "Modeling Man," "Organizations
and Administration," "Modeling Systems," and "Minds and Machines." The contributors include such
prominent figures as Kenneth Arrow, William Baumol, William Cooper, Gerd Gigerenzer, Daniel
Kahneman, David Klahr, Franco Modigliani, Paul Samuelson, and Vernon Smith. Although they consider
topics as disparate as "Is Bounded Rationality Unboundedly Rational?" and "Personal Recollections
from 15 Years of Monthly Meetings," each essay is a testament to the legacy of Herbert Simon -- to
see the unity rather than the divergences among disciplines.

Language: English

Pages: 592

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: The MIT Press

Release: March 26, 2004

Models of a Man: Essays in Memory of Herbert A. Simon

0/5 ( ratings)

Herbert Simon , in the course of a long and distinguished career in the
social and behavioral sciences, made lasting contributions to many disciplines, including economics,
psychology, computer science, and artificial intelligence. In 1978 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in
economics for his research into the decision-making process within economic organizations. His
well-known book The Sciences of the Artificial addresses the implications of the decision-making and
problem-solving processes for the social sciences.This book is a collection of short essays, all original, by
colleagues from many fields who felt Simon's influence and mourn his loss. Mixing reminiscence and
analysis, the book represents "a small acknowledgment of a large debt."Each of the more than forty
contributors was asked to write about the one work by Simon that he or she had found most
influential. The editors then grouped the essays into four sections: "Modeling Man," "Organizations
and Administration," "Modeling Systems," and "Minds and Machines." The contributors include such
prominent figures as Kenneth Arrow, William Baumol, William Cooper, Gerd Gigerenzer, Daniel
Kahneman, David Klahr, Franco Modigliani, Paul Samuelson, and Vernon Smith. Although they consider
topics as disparate as "Is Bounded Rationality Unboundedly Rational?" and "Personal Recollections
from 15 Years of Monthly Meetings," each essay is a testament to the legacy of Herbert Simon -- to
see the unity rather than the divergences among disciplines.

Language: English

Pages: 592

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: The MIT Press

Release: March 26, 2004

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