Models of a Man by Mie Augier

Models of a Man by Mie Augier

Essays that pay tribute to the wide-ranging influence of the late Herbert Simon, by friends and colleagues.

Herbert Simon (1916-2001), 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 (the title is a variation on the title of Simon's autobiography, Models of My Life) 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.

Mie Augier is a social science research associate at Stanford University and Research Associate Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School where she works on research for the Director of Office of Net Assessment, Office of the Secretary of Defense. James G. March is Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, where he has been on the faculty since 1970. He is best known for his writings on decision making and organizations.

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ISBN 13	9780262012089
ISBN 10	0262012081
Title	Models of a Man
Author	Mie Augier
Series	Models Of A Man
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	MIT Press Ltd
Year published	2004-03-26
Number of pages	592
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