Evolution, order, and complexity / / edited by Elias L. Khalil and Kenneth E. Boulding

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910953165903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002
• ISBN: 9781134775859; 1134775857; 9781280333965; 1280333960; 9780203284902; 0203284909; 9780203013151; 0203013158
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Collana: Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 2
• Altri autori (Persone): KhalilElias L. <1957->; BouldingKenneth E <1910-1993.> (Kenneth Ewart)
• Disciplina: 303.4
• Soggetti: Social evolution; Evolution (Biology); Social sciences - Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; Introduction; Social theory and naturalism: An introduction Elias L.Khalil; Interfacing complexity at a boundary between the natural and social sciences Karl H.Pribram; The autonomy of social reality: On the contribution of systems theory to the theory of society Jean-Pierre Dupuy; Ultra-Darwinian explanation and the biology of social systems Niles Eldredge; The complexity of social and mental structures in nonhuman mammals Hubert Hendrichs; On the social nature of autopoietic systems Milan Zeleny; Organization, function, and creativity in biological and social systems Vilmos CsnyiHuman society as an emerging global superorganism: A biological perspective Gregory B.Stock and John H.Campbell; ; Neurological and social bases of dominance in human society Henri Laborit; The propensities of evolving systems Robert E.Ulanowicz; Synergetics as a bridge between the natural and social sciences Hermann Haken; The problem of observables in models of biological organizations Howard H.Pattee; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Evolution, Order and Complexity reflects topical interest in the relationship between the social and natural worlds. It represents the cutting edge of current thinking which challenges the natural/social dichotomy thesis by showing how the application of ideas which derive from biology can be applied and offer insight into the social realm. This is done by introducing the general system theory to the methodological debate on the relation of human and natural sciences.