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The Mind Reduces Complexity, Reality Does Not Make Discounts

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Part of the book series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics ((SAPERE,volume 4))

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In 1983, in one of the rare works dedicated to the artificial, the Italian biologist, M. Rizzotti, though orienting his discussion towards an understanding of this concept.

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Negrotti, M. (2012). The Mind Reduces Complexity, Reality Does Not Make Discounts. In: The Reality of the Artificial. Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29679-6_8

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