Artificial Life - What Is Artificial Life?

Master's Thesis from the year 2005 in the subject Art - Computer Art / Graphics / Art in Media, grade: A, School of visual arts (MFA Computer Art), language: English, abstract: What are Artificial Life and Artificial Intelligence and what is the difference between these two topics? My thesis paper deals with these questions and explores the differences and the thoughts Artificial Life and Artificial Intelligence have in common. It is a short research of the history of Artificial Life and its connected philosophical, moral and ethical questions.