Philosophy of Complex Systems

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 23 May 2011

The domain of nonlinear dynamical systems and its mathematical underpinnings has been developing exponentially for a century, the last 35 years seeing an outpouring of new ideas and applications and a concomitant confluence with ideas of complex systems and their applications from irreversible thermodynamics. A few examples are in meteorology, ecological dynamics, and social and economic dynamics. These new ideas have profound implications for our understanding and practice in domains involving complexity, predictability and determinism, equilibrium, control, planning, individuality, responsibility and

• Author : Robert J. Rosen
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 03 September 2013

Theoretical Biology and Complexity: Three Essays on the Natural Philosophy of Complex Systems is made up of three short essays—each separately conceived and written, each with distinct thrusts and emphases, but nevertheless closely related in substance and spirit. All three spring from a common concern: to grasp and comprehend the material basis of living systems. The first essay is about the interaction between particles and the consequent observable manifestations. It casts the analysis of the measurement process into an

• Author : James Ladyman,Karoline Wiesner
• Publisher : Yale University Press
• Release : 05 August 2020

A clear, concise introduction to the quickly growing field of complexity science that explains its conceptual and mathematical foundations What is a complex system? Although “complexity science” is used to understand phenomena as diverse as the behavior of honeybees, the economic markets, the human brain, and the climate, there is no agreement about its foundations. In this introduction for students, academics, and general readers, philosopher of science James Ladyman and physicist Karoline Wiesner develop an account of complexity that brings

• Author : Paul Cilliers
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 11 September 2002

In Complexity and Postmodernism, Paul Cilliers explores the idea of complexity in the light of contemporary perspectives from philosophy and science. Cilliers offers us a unique approach to understanding complexity and computational theory by integrating postmodern theory (like that of Derrida and Lyotard) into his discussion. Complexity and Postmodernism is an exciting and an original book that should be read by anyone interested in gaining a fresh understanding of complexity, postmodernism and connectionism.

• Author : Gianfranco Minati,Eliano Pessa,Ignazio Licata
• Publisher : MDPI
• Release : 09 July 2018

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Second Generation General System Theory: Perspectives in Philosophy and Approaches in Complex Systems" that was published in Systems

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 19 September 2021

• Author : Brigitte Falkenburg,Gregor Schiemann
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 28 August 2019

This volume offers a broad, philosophical discussion on mechanical explanations. Coverage ranges from historical approaches and general questions to physics and higher-level sciences . The contributors also consider the topics of complexity, emergence, and reduction. Mechanistic explanations detail how certain properties of a whole stem from the causal activities of its parts. This kind of explanation is in particular employed in explanatory models of the behavior of complex systems. Often used in biology and neuroscience, mechanistic explanation models have been often

• Author : Maria Burguete,Lui Lam
• Publisher : World Scientific
• Release : 19 September 2021

All earnest and honest human quests for knowledge are efforts to understand Nature, which includes both human and nonhuman systems, the objects of study in science. Thus, broadly speaking, all these quests are in the science domain. The methods and tools used may be different; for example, the literary people use mainly their bodily sensors and their brain as the information processor, while natural scientists may use, in addition, measuring instruments and computers. Yet, all these activities could be viewed

• Author : Mark Mason
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 23 February 2009

A collection of scholarly essays, Complexity Theory and thePhilosophy of Education provides an accessible theoreticalintroduction to the topic of complexity theory while consideringits broader implications for educational change. Explains the contributions of complexity theory to philosophyof education, curriculum, and educational research Brings together new research by an international team ofcontributors Debates issues ranging from the culture of curriculum, to theimplications of work of key philosophers such as Foucault and JohnDewey for educational change Demonstrates how social scientists and social and

• Author : Carlos Gershenson,Diederik Aerts,Bruce Edmonds
• Publisher : World Scientific
• Release : 19 September 2021

Nell'introduzione si legge: Many chapters in this volume are derived from presentations given at the Philosophy and Complexity session of the Complexity, Science and Society Conference, held in Liverpool, UK, between September 11th and 14th 2005.

• Author : David Michael Steffes
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 19 September 2021

• Author : Charles Dyke,Professor of Philosophy C Dyke
• Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
• Release : 19 September 1988

Dyke examines the controversial topics of sociobiology and evolution from scientific and philosophical perspectives. At issue are the basic underpinnings of biology: explanation, determination, teleology, reductionism, and hierarchy. The author proposes that progress in sociobiology and evolution is hindered by an outmoded philosophical view of science that does not adequately take into account recent advances in our understanding of basic biological processes. His goal is to shift the focus from a philosophical understanding based on observation from outside biology to

• Author : Howard Hunt Pattee
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 19 September 1973

• Author : Klaus Mainzer
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 09 March 2013

This new edition also treats smart materials and artificial life. A new chapter on information and computational dynamics takes up many recent discussions in the community.

• Author : Kurt A. Richardson
• Publisher : IAP
• Release : 01 June 2005