This publication discusses the use of chaos theory for the study of society. It explores the interface between chaos theory and the social sciences. A broad variety of fields (including sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, management, philosophy and cognitive sciences) is represented in this book. The leading themes are: Conceptual and methodological issues, social connectionism and the connectionist mind, social institutions and public policy and social simulations. This book includes the following topics: The relevance of the complexity-chaos paradigm for analyzing social systems, the usefulness of nonlinear dynamics for studying the formation and sustainability of social groups, the comparison between spontaneous social orders and spontaneous biological/natural orders, the building of artificial societies and the contribution of the chaos paradigm to a better understanding and formulation of public policies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
iOS Press
ISBN-13
9789051992144
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96680076
Product Key Features
Author
A. Albert
Publication Name
Chaos and Society
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Science, Anthropology, Mathematics
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
408 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Volume
V. 29
Item Weight
747g
Additional Product Features
Issn
0922-6389
Series Title
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications