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OverviewMeaning Is Everywhere sketches a theory of meaning from the ground up-with potentially profound consequences. In a sweeping narrative that arcs from the origins of meaning through the emergence of present-day science and technology, Prashant Parikh offers a fresh perspective on some of the most significant challenges and opportunities of the contemporary world, including the promise of AI, relief from scarcity and polarization, and the possibility of at least partial utopias. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Prashant ParikhPublisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Weight: 0.483kg ISBN: 9781647921613ISBN 10: 1647921619 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 29 April 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews"""Meaning Is Everywhere is an ambitious and profound book, spanning several disciplines from philosophy to the social sciences, the arts, and artificial intelligence. It offers a farsighted and foundational approach to several important contemporary debates, and its original insights into AI and ChatGPT will resonate with theorist and practitioner alike. A game-changing book, capable of altering the global conversation."" —Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Chairman, Infosys, and Founding Chairman, UIDAI (Aadhaar) ""Prashant Parikh is a leading researcher in the interdisciplinary study of meaning, with important contributions in philosophy, linguistics, game theory, and AI. In this remarkably original and wide-ranging book, he suggests potentially revolutionary applications of meaning and game theory to broadly human concerns. For intelligent and curious readers who want to understand the deep and surprisingly ubiquitous phenomenon of meaning, this book will be a wonderful introduction."" —John Perry, Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Stanford University" ""Meaning Is Everywhere is an ambitious and profound book, spanning several disciplines from philosophy to the social sciences, the arts, and artificial intelligence. It offers a farsighted and foundational approach to several important contemporary debates, and its original insights into AI and ChatGPT will resonate with theorist and practitioner alike. A game-changing book, capable of altering the global conversation."" —Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Chairman, Infosys, and Founding Chairman, UIDAI (Aadhaar) ""Prashant Parikh is a leading researcher in the interdisciplinary study of meaning, with important contributions in philosophy, linguistics, game theory, and AI. In this remarkably original and wide-ranging book, he suggests potentially revolutionary applications of meaning and game theory to broadly human concerns. For intelligent and curious readers who want to understand the deep and surprisingly ubiquitous phenomenon of meaning, this book will be a wonderful introduction."" —John Perry, Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Stanford University """Meaning is Everywhere is an ambitious and profound book, spanning several disciplines from philosophy to the social sciences, the arts, and artificial intelligence. It offers a farsighted and foundational approach to several important contemporary debates, and its original insights into AI and ChatGPT will resonate with theorist and practitioner alike. A game-changing book, capable of altering the global conversation."" —Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Chairman, Infosys, and Founding Chairman, UIDAI (Aadhaar) ""Prashant Parikh is a leading researcher in the interdisciplinary study of meaning, with important contributions in philosophy, linguistics, game theory, and AI. In this remarkably original and wide-ranging book, he suggests potentially revolutionary applications of meaning and game theory to broadly human concerns. For intelligent and curious readers who want to understand the deep and surprisingly ubiquitous phenomenon of meaning, this book will be a wonderful introduction."" —John Perry, Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Stanford University." Author InformationA former Senior Research Scholar at Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania, Prashant Parikh is a pioneer in the application of game theory to communication and meaning. He studied at MIT and Stanford University, and is the author of several influential books, including Language and Equilibrium (2010) and Communication and Content (2019). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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