The Significance of Complexity: Approaching a Complex World Through Science, Theology, and the Humanities - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754609723 ISBN 13: 9780754609728

Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Thanks to computer simulations, science is beginning to help us understand complex natural processes such as the weather, earthquakes and the evolution of life. This text deals with the importance of the science of complexity - for the humanities and theology. with concrete examples. Second, two scholars consider the concept of complexity and possible applications of complexity theory within the humanities - for example, as a tool to understand the interplay between the artist, the work of art and the user in interactive art. Finally, three theologians ask what can be learned from the science of complexity for a religious understanding of humankind and the world. self-understanding. It caters for all those who are interested in relating science to the quest for the meaning of life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754609723
• ISBN 13: 9780754609728
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 252
• Editor: Kees Van Kooten Niekerk, Hans Buhl