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Complexity and Postmodernism: Understanding Complex Systems » (New Edition)

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Authors: Paul Cilliers
ISBN-13: 9780415152877, ISBN-10: 0415152879
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: February 1998
Edition: New Edition

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Author Biography: Paul Cilliers

Paul Cilliers lectures in philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Book Synopsis

In Complexity and Postmodernism, Paul Cilliers explores the idea of complexity in the light of contemporary perspectives from philosophy and science. Cilliers offers us a unique approach to understanding complexity and computational theory by integrating postmodern theory (like that of Derrida and Lyotard) into his discussion. Complexity and Postmodernism is an exciting and an original book that should be read by anyone interested in gaining a fresh understanding of complexity, postmodernism and connectionism.

Table of Contents

Preface
1Approaching complexity1
2Introducing connectionism25
3Post-structuralism, connectionism and complexity37
4John Searle befuddles48
5Problems with representation58
6Self-organisation in complex systems89
7Complexity and postmodernism112
8Afterword: Understanding complexity141
Notes143
Bibliogrnphy149
Index155

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