03899nam 2200817 a 450 991095316590332120200520144314.09781134775859113477585797812803339651280333960978020328490202032849099780203013151020301315810.4324/9780203013151 (CKB)1000000000002777(EBL)165370(OCoLC)252804040(SSID)ssj0000295884(PQKBManifestationID)11193703(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295884(PQKBWorkID)10320207(PQKB)10887594ebr10017219(Au-PeEL)EBL165370(CaPaEBR)ebr10070741(CaONFJC)MIL33396(OCoLC)1000434681(MiAaPQ)EBC165370(PPN)187311676(FR-PaCSA)41000760(FRCYB41000760)41000760(EXLCZ)99100000000000277720050811e20021996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvolution, order, and complexity /edited by Elias L. Khalil and Kenneth E. Boulding1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20021 online resource (295 p.)Routledge frontiers of political economy ;2Description based upon print version of record.9781138866102 1138866105 9780415137287 0415137284 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ZelenyOrganization, 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; IndexEvolution, 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.Routledge frontiers of political economy ;2.Social evolutionEvolution (Biology)Social sciencesPhilosophySocial evolution.Evolution (Biology)Social sciencesPhilosophy.303.4Khalil Elias L.1957-240704Boulding Kenneth E(Kenneth Ewart),1910-1993.291145MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953165903321Evolution, order, and complexity4338403UNINA