This publication reflects on the discussion on using 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 the book. The leading themes are: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, Social Connectionism and the Connectionist Mind, Social Institutions and Public Policy, and Social Simulations. The 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.
| ISBN: | 9789051992144 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1995 |
| Author: | A Albert |
| Publisher: | IOS Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 408 pages |
| Series: | Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications |
| Genres: |
Chaos theory Philosophy of science |