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Manuel De Landa Biography

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Manuel De Landa, born in 1952, is a renowned writer whose work spans across philosophy, art, architecture, and urban design. He is known for his unique perspective and profound insights into various fields.

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Book:A thousand years of nonlinear history

Source: A thousand years of nonlinear history

“Emergent properties result from interactions between individual parts, so it follows that a top down analytical approach that begins with the whole and dissects it into its constituent parts is bound to miss precisely those emergent properties”

Whole Individual Results Missing Approach Economics Property Bounds Interaction Constituents Top Down

Author:Manuel De Landa

“But [in bureaucracies], too, decision making takes place in a world full of unceratinties. Any actual system of information processing, planning and control will never be optimal but merely practical, applying rote responses to recurrent problems and employing a variety of contingency tactics to deal with unforeseen events.”

Source: A thousand years of nonlinear history

“Any materialist philosophy must take as its point of departure the existence of a material world that is independent of our minds.”

World Mind Philosophy Existence Materials Independent Departure Material World

Author:Manuel De Landa

“We live in a world populated by structures - a complex mixture of geological, biological, social, and linguistic constructions that are nothing but accumulations of materials shaped and hardened by history”

World Social Materials Structure Complexes Construction Mixtures Accumulation Hardened

Book:A thousand years of nonlinear history

Source: A thousand years of nonlinear history

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Born: 1952
Known for: Writer
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