A short bibliography
The following books are not necessarily related to the considerations developped in "Still an effort... ". They more meant to indicate from which view point and from which background (apart from surrealist) this text was made. Being French, I used the french editions.
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Gregory Chaitin - Mathematics
The work of Gregory Chatin is a continuation of the field of investigation opened by G�del, T�ring and Kolmogoroff.
Gregory Chatin's web page - Biography and bibliography Among other books by Chaitin:
The Limits of Mathematics by Gregory Chaitin
See also:
Gregory Chaitin - Une biographie en Fran�ais Un article de Chaitin paru en Fran�ais dans "La Recherche" en 1991 ------------
Jean Paul Delahaye - Computer science
Jean Paul Delahaye's web page in Universit� des Sciences et Technologies de Lille - France Books...
Information, complexit� et hasard de Jean Paul Delahaye - �ditions Herm�s, 1994 et 1999
See also...
Papers by Jean Paul Delahaye published in Pour La science, French edition of Scientific American where he regularly writes.
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About Conway's Game - Sur le Jeu de la Vie de Conway
Le jeu de la Vie, toujours vivant - Un article de Jean Paul Delahaye ...
Bibliographic data ...
Software ------------
About current software development practices
Some tutorial information about the Unified Modeling Language (UML) ...
Un cours UML en Fran�ais ------------
Philippe Qu�au - Computer science - Director of Information Technology in the UNESCO - Paris
Philippe Qu�au's web page - English Philippe Qu�au's web page - French Books...
LE VIRTUEL - Vertus et vertiges de P. Qu�au- Ed. Champ Vallon/INA � 1993 (Trad. en japonais, espagnol, finnois)
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ELOGE DE LA SIMULATION - De la vie des langages � la synth�se des images de P. Qu�au - Ed. Champ Vallon/INA - 1986
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METAXU : Th�orie de l�Art Interm�diaire de P. Qu�au - Ed. Champ Vallon/INA - 1989
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Pierre L�vy - Computer science
Pierre Levy - Un site web avec quelques articles et une bibliographie Books...
L'intelligence collective. Pour une anthropologie du cyberspace Pierre Levy - Ed La D�couverte, Paris, 1994.
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La Machine Univers. Cr�ation, cognition et culture informatique de Pierre Levy - Ed La D�couverte, Paris, 1987. (republi� dans la collection Points au Seuil.)
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Ilya Prigogine - Nobel Price - Physics and chemistry
Books...
The End of Certainty -- by Ilya Prigogine
La Fin des certitudes de Ilya Prigogine. - 21 avril 2001
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From Being to Becoming: Time and Complexity in the Physical Sciences -- by Ilya Prigogine
De l'�tre au devenir de Ilya Prigogine, Edmond Blattchen - 9 f�vrier 1999
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Entre le temps et l'�ternit� de Stengers Prigogine - 7 janvier 1993
Entre El Tiempo y La Eternidad by Ilya Prigogine, Isabelle Stengers
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La nouvelle alliance de Ilya Prigogine, Isabelle Stengers - 3 f�vrier 1986
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Gerald Edelman - Nobel Price - Biology
Biography of Gerald Edelman Some books...
Das Licht des Geistes de Gerald M. Edelman (31 ao�t 2004)
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Wider than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness -- by Gerald Edelman
Plus vaste que le ciel : Une nouvelle th�orie g�n�rale du cerveau de Gerald M. Edelman (18 mai 2004)
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Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: On the Matter of the Mind -- by Gerald M. Edelman
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A Universe of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination -- by Gerald M. Edelman
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Remembered Present: A Biological Theory of Consciousness -- by Gerald M. Edelman
Biologie de la conscience de Gerald M. Edelman (9 septembre 1992)
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Neural Darwinism: The Theory of Neuronal Group Selection -- by Gerald M. Edelman
Also, in connection with Edelman's work..
L'invention de la m�moire de Israel Rosenfield, Adrien Proust (26 juillet 1997)
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Une anatomie de la conscience de Isra�l Rosenfield (5 f�vrier 1980)
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Francisco Varela - Biology
Francisco Varela's web page Books...
Ethisches K�nnen - F. Varela - Campus Verlag, Frankfurt, 1994
Quel savoir pour l'�tique? Action, sagesse et cognition - F. Varela - Editions La D�couverte, Paris, 1996
Etica y Acci�n - F. Varela - Editorial Dolmen, Santiago, Chile, 1996
Ethical Know-How - F. Varela - Stanford Univ. Press, 1999
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The Embodied Mind: Cognitive science and human experience -
F.Varela E.Thompson and E.Rosch - MIT Press, Cambridge, 1991
L'Inscription Corporelle de l'Esprit -
F.Varela E.Thompson and E.Rosch - Seuil, Paris, 1993
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Conna�tre:Les Sciences Cognitives, tendences et perspectives - F. Varela -- Editions du Seuil, Paris, 1988.
Conocer: Las Ciencias Cognitivas - F. Varela - Grijalbo, Barcelona, 1990
Kognitionwissenschaften-Kognitiontechnik - F. Varela - Surkampf, Frankfurt 1990
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The Tree of Knowledge: A new look at the biological roots of human understanding - H.Maturana and F.Varela - Shambhala/New Science Library, Boston, 1987
El Arbol del Conocimiento: Las bases biol�gicas del entendimiento humano - H.Maturana and F.Varela - Editorial Universitaria, Santiago, 1985; Editorial Debate, Madrid, 1988.
Der Baum der Erkenntnis - H.Maturana and F.Varela - Scherz Verlag, M�nchen. 1987 ; paperback edition Goldman Verlag, 1990
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Autopoiesis and Cognition: The realization of the living - D.Reidel, Boston, 1980.
De M�quinas y Seres Vivos: Una teor�a sobre la organizaci�n biol�gica - Editorial Universitaria, Santiago, 1973 - New revised edition with a Preface, 1995
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Principles of Biological Autonomy - F. Varela - Elsevier/North-Holland, New York, 1979
Autonomie et Connaissance: Essai sur le Vivant F. Varela - Seuil, Paris, 1988
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Henri Atlan - Biology - Member of the French Commite of Ethics
Books...
L'organisation biologique et la th�orie de l'information - Henri Atlan - Hermann, Paris, 1972, 1992.
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Entre le cristal et la fum�e - Henri Atlan - Seuil, Paris, 1979, (traductions italienne, espagnole, portugaise, japonaise).
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A tort et � raison, Intercritique de la science et du mythe - Henri Atlan - Seuil, Paris, 1986 (Prix Psych�,1987), (traductions anglaise, espagnole , portugaise, italienne, danoise, japonaise, h�breue).
A biography and more books