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The Evolution of Complexity is addressed to a broad audience of
academics and researchers from different disciplines, who are
interested in the picture of our world emerging from the new
sciences of complexity. This book reviews the new concepts proposed
by the diverse theories of evolution, self-organisation, general
systems, cybernetics, and the complex adaptive systems' approach
pioneered by the Santa Fe institute. The thread which holds
everything together is the growth of complexity during the history
of the universe: from elementary particles, via atoms, molecules,
living cells, multicellular organisms, plants, and animals to human
beings, and societies. The different sections of the book discuss
the foundations and philosophy of complexity evolution, its
mathematical and computer models, its explanation of
self-organising and living systems, the insights it provides into
the origin of mind, language and culture, and its practical
applications in areas such as management and system design.
The Evolution of Complexity is addressed to a broad audience of
academics and researchers from different disciplines, who are
interested in the picture of our world emerging from the new
sciences of complexity. This book reviews the new concepts proposed
by the diverse theories of evolution, self-organisation, general
systems, cybernetics, and the complex adaptive systems' approach
pioneered by the Santa Fe institute. The thread which holds
everything together is the growth of complexity during the history
of the universe: from elementary particles, via atoms, molecules,
living cells, multicellular organisms, plants, and animals to human
beings, and societies. The different sections of the book discuss
the foundations and philosophy of complexity evolution, its
mathematical and computer models, its explanation of
self-organising and living systems, the insights it provides into
the origin of mind, language and culture, and its practical
applications in areas such as management and system design.
The Evolution of Complexity is addressed to a broad audience of
academics and researchers from different disciplines, who are
interested in the picture of our world emerging from the new
sciences of complexity. This book reviews the new concepts proposed
by the diverse theories of evolution, self-organisation, general
systems, cybernetics, and the `complex adaptive systems' approach
pioneered by the Santa Fe institute. The thread which holds
everything together is the growth of complexity during the history
of the universe: from elementary particles, via atoms, molecules,
living cells, multicellular organisms, plants, and animals to human
beings, and societies. The different sections of the book discuss
the foundations and philosophy of complexity evolution, its
mathematical and computer models, its explanation of
self-organising and living systems, the insights it provides into
the origin of mind, language and culture, and its practical
applications in areas such as management and system design.
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