TY  - GEN
T1  - The future of complexity : conceiving a better way to understand order and chaos
A1  - Baofu, Peter
LA  - English
PP  - Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ
PB  - World Scientific
YR  - 2007
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn646768504
AB  - Contrary to the conventional wisdom held by many contemporaries in our time, the popularity of studying complexity is fast becoming a new fad in the intellectual scene. However, can the study of complex phenomena truly reveal recognizable patterns (with predictable outcomes) to enhance our understanding of reality, especially when it is embedded within the messy web of complexity? If so, what then are the limits?This book strives to demolish some of the myths surrounding the nature of complexity and, in the process, to provide an original theory to understand it in this world and beyond. It introduces the author's dialectic theory of complexity, together with the theoretical debate in the literature. It expounds on the concept of complexity from various perspectives, including chemistry, micro- and macro-physics, biology and psychology. It also examines the nature of complexity from societal and cultural perspectives. This book presents a broad view on the nature of complexity, adequately introducing the reader to this emerging field.
OP  - 295
CN  - Q175.32.C65 B36 2007eb
SN  - 9789812709004
SN  - 9812709002
SN  - 1281918687
SN  - 9781281918680
SN  - 9812708987
SN  - 9789812708984
KW  - Complexity (Philosophy)
KW  - Philosophy.
KW  - Complexité (Philosophie)
KW  - Philosophie.
KW  - philosophy.
KW  - SCIENCE : System Theory.
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING : Operations Research.
KW  - Philosophy
ER  -