id
	10319
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/10319
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Artificial societies and cognitive archaeology
Creator
	Doran, Jim
Date
	1996
Language
	fra
Rights
	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Abstract
	This paper describes an approach to the study and understanding of social processes which has recently become prominent: systematic experimentation with "artificial societies" created on computers. The contribution that this new research tool can make to a "cognitive" archaeology, is considered. It is particularly asked how artificial societies techniques may be used to enhance our understanding of the role played by rationality and by collettive belief and misbelief systems, including religious belief systems, in the initial emergente of certain types of social complexity. Experimental work discussed aims to explore the relevant insights of Paul Mellars and of Roy Rappaport. One particular set of computer based experiments demonstrates how, in certain circumstances, social groups with some of the characteristics of "cults" may arise, with long term benefit to their individuals involved.
Is Part Of
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/2002
Pages
	1231–1245
Uri
	http://www.archcalc.cnr.it/journal/id.php?id=228
Volume
	7
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/RHRSNK93/item-list

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