Emergence From Chaos to Order |
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Author:
| Holland, John H. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-850409-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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This new work by acclaimed scientist John Holland explores the exciting and important new theory of `emergence', demonstrating how a small number of rules or laws can generate systems of surprising complexity. Holland shows us how a theory of emergence can predict many complex behaviours, and has much to teach us about life, the mind, and organisations. Throughout, Holland compares the different systems and models that exhibit emergence in the quest for common rules or laws. This is a...
More DescriptionThis new work by acclaimed scientist John Holland explores the exciting and important new theory of `emergence', demonstrating how a small number of rules or laws can generate systems of surprising complexity. Holland shows us how a theory of emergence can predict many complex behaviours, and has much to teach us about life, the mind, and organisations. Throughout, Holland compares the different systems and models that exhibit emergence in the quest for common rules or laws. This is a book that will have important ramifications for every aspect of human intellectual endeavour.