The Evolution of Complexity | The Violet Book of `Einstein Meets Magritte'

Francis Heylighen (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 9048152445 / ISBN 13: 9789048152445

Published by Springer, 2010

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The Evolution of Complexity | The Violet Book of `Einstein Meets Magritte' | Francis Heylighen (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xix | Englisch | 2010 | Springer | EAN 9789048152445 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Evolution of Complexity | The Violet Book of `Einstein Meets Magritte'
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9048152445
• ISBN 13: 9789048152445
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 22D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 598 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

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.