Discovering Complexity
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Discovering Complexity
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Author : William Bechtel
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2010-08-06
Discovering Complexity written by William Bechtel and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-06 with Science categories.
An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences. In Discovering Complexity, William Bechtel and Robert Richardson examine two heuristics that guided the development of mechanistic models in the life sciences: decomposition and localization. Drawing on historical cases from disciplines including cell biology, cognitive neuroscience, and genetics, they identify a number of "choice points" that life scientists confront in developing mechanistic explanations and show how different choices result in divergent explanatory models. Describing decomposition as the attempt to differentiate functional and structural components of a system and localization as the assignment of responsibility for specific functions to specific structures, Bechtel and Richardson examine the usefulness of these heuristics as well as their fallibility—the sometimes false assumption underlying them that nature is significantly decomposable and hierarchically organized. When Discovering Complexity was originally published in 1993, few philosophers of science perceived the centrality of seeking mechanisms to explain phenomena in biology, relying instead on the model of nomological explanation advanced by the logical positivists (a model Bechtel and Richardson found to be utterly inapplicable to the examples from the life sciences in their study). Since then, mechanism and mechanistic explanation have become widely discussed. In a substantive new introduction to this MIT Press edition of their book, Bechtel and Richardson examine both philosophical and scientific developments in research on mechanistic models since 1993.
Discovering Complexity
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Author : William Bechtel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-01-01
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Exploring Complexity In Health An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach
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Author : A. Hoerbst
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2016-09-22
Exploring Complexity In Health An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach written by A. Hoerbst and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-22 with HEALTH & FITNESS categories.
The field of health is an increasingly complex and technical one; and an area in which a more multidisciplinary approach would undoubtedly be beneficial in many ways. This book presents papers from the conference ‘Health – Exploring Complexity: An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach’, held in Munich, Germany, from August 28th to September 2nd 2016. This joint conference unites the conferences of the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS), the German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi), the International Epidemiological Association - European Region, and the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI). These societies already have long-standing experience of integrating the disciplines of medical informatics, biometry, epidemiology and health data management. The book contains over 160 papers, and is divided into 14 sections covering subject areas such as: health and clinical information systems; eHealth and telemedicine; big data and advanced analytics; and evidence-based health informatics, evaluation and education, among many others. The book will be of value to all those working in the field of health and interested in finding new ways to enable the collaboration of different scientific disciplines and the establishment of comprehensive methodological approaches.
Chaos Complexity
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Author : Brian Howard Kaye
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
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Exploring Complexity
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
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The Sage Handbook Of Complexity And Management
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Author : Peter Allen
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2011-03-18
The Sage Handbook Of Complexity And Management written by Peter Allen and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-18 with Business & Economics categories.
The SAGE Handbook of Complexity and Management is the first substantive scholarly work to provide a map of the state of art research in the growing field emerging at the intersection of complexity science and management studies. Edited and written by internationally respected scholars from management and related disciplines, the Handbook will be the definitive reference source for understanding the implications of complexity science for management research and practice. Part One: Foundations introduces complexity science and its implications for the foundations of scientific knowledge, including management knowledge. Part Two: Applications presents the numerous ways in which complexity science models and tools, as well as complexity thinking, are being applied to management and organizational phenomena and the insights gained as a result. Part Three: Interfaces highlights how complexity science is transforming various non-management fields and, in so doing, creating exciting interfaces for bridging between management and related disciplines.
Knowledge Management Organizational Intelligence And Learning And Complexity Volume Ii
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Author : L. Douglas Kiel
language : en
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Release Date : 2009-08-25
Knowledge Management Organizational Intelligence And Learning And Complexity Volume Ii written by L. Douglas Kiel and has been published by EOLSS Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-25 with categories.
Knowledge Management, Organizational Intelligence and Learning, and Complexity is the component of Encyclopedia of Technology, Information, and Systems Management Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Knowledge Management, Organizational Intelligence and Learning, and Complexity in the Encyclopedia of Technology, Information, and Systems Management Resources provides the latest scientific insights into the evolution of complexity in both the natural and social realms. Emerging perspectives from the fields of knowledge management, computer-based simulation and the organizational sciences are presented as tools for understanding and supporting this evolving complexity and the earth's life support systems. These three volumes are aimed at the following a wide spectrum of audiences from the merely curious to those seeking in-depth knowledge: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.
Managing Organizational Complexity
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Author : Kurt A. Richardson
language : en
Publisher: IAP
Release Date : 2005-06-01
Managing Organizational Complexity written by Kurt A. Richardson and has been published by IAP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Complexity
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Author : Nicholas Rescher
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-02-14
Complexity written by Nicholas Rescher and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-14 with Philosophy categories.
Our world is enormously sophisticated and nature's complexity is literally inexhaustible. As a result, projects to describe and explain natural science can never be completed. This volume explores the nature of complexity and considers its bearing on our world and how we manage our affairs within it. Rescher's overall lesson is that the management of our affairs within a socially, technologically, and cognitively complex environment is plagued with vast management problems and risks of mishap. In primitive societies, failure to understand how things work can endanger a family or, at worst, a clan or tribe. In the modern world, man-made catastrophes on the model of Chernobyl can endanger millions, possibly even risking the totality of human life on our planet. Rescher explains "technological escalation" as a sort of arms race against nature in which scientific progress requires more powerful technology for observation and experimentation, and, conversely, scientific progress requires the continual enhancement of technology. The increasing complexity of science and technology (and, in consequence, of social systems) along with problems growing faster than solutions confront us with major management and decision problems. This study is the first of its kind. There have been many specialized studies of complexity in physics and computation theory, but no overall analysis of the phenomenon. Although Rescher offers a sobering outlook, he also believes that complexity entails mixed blessings: our imperfect knowledge provides a rationale for putting forth our best efforts. Rescher urges us to gear the conduct of life's practical affairs to the demands of a complex world. This highly readable and accessible volume will be of interest to those interested in philosophy, the philosophy of science, science policy studies, and future studies.
The Collapse Of Chaos
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Author : Ian Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2000-03-02
The Collapse Of Chaos written by Ian Stewart and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-03-02 with Science categories.
Do we live in a simple or a complex universe? Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart explore the ability of complicated rules to generate simple behaviour in nature through 'the collapse of chaos'. 'The most startling, thought-provoking book I've read all year. I was pleased to learn that most of the things I thought I knew were wrong' -- Terry Pratchett