If human societies are so complex, then how can we hope to understand them? Artificial Life gives us one answer. The field of Artificial Life comprises a diverse set of introspective studies that largely ask the same questions, albeit from many different perspectives: Why are we here? Who are we? Why do we behave as we do? Starting with the origins of life provides us with fascinating answers to some of these questions. However, some researchers choose to bring their studies closer to the present day. We are after all, human. It has been a few billion years since our ancestors were self-replicating molecules. Thus, more direct studies of ourselves and our human societies can reveal truths that may lead to practical knowledge. The papers in this special issue bring together scientists who choose to perform this kind of research.
翻译：如果人类社会如此复杂,那么我们如何才能理解它们?人工生命给了我们一个答案。人工生命领域包含一系列不同的反省研究,这些研究基本上提出了同样的问题,尽管从许多不同的角度来说:我们为什么在这里?我们是谁?我们为什么这样做?我们为什么像我们这样做?从生命的起源开始,为其中一些问题提供了令人着迷的答案。然而,一些研究人员选择将其研究带近今天。我们毕竟是人类。我们祖先是自我复制的分子,已有数十亿年了。因此,对我们自己和人类社会的更直接的研究可以揭示出可能带来实际知识的真理。这个特殊问题的论文汇集了选择进行这种研究的科学家们。
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