Authors: Paul Cilliers
ISBN-13: 9780415152877, ISBN-10: 0415152879
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: February 1998
Edition: New Edition
Paul Cilliers lectures in philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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.
Preface | ||
1 | Approaching complexity | 1 |
2 | Introducing connectionism | 25 |
3 | Post-structuralism, connectionism and complexity | 37 |
4 | John Searle befuddles | 48 |
5 | Problems with representation | 58 |
6 | Self-organisation in complex systems | 89 |
7 | Complexity and postmodernism | 112 |
8 | Afterword: Understanding complexity | 141 |
Notes | 143 | |
Bibliogrnphy | 149 | |
Index | 155 |