Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewThe 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Francis Heylighen , Johan Bollen , Alexander RieglerPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999 Volume: 8 Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.605kg ISBN: 9789048152445ISBN 10: 9048152445 Pages: 374 Publication Date: 08 December 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
