Chaos and society / edited by A. Albert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Albert, A.

Series:

Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications 0922-6389 ; v. 29.

Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, 0922-6389 ; v. 29

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Mathematical models.

Social sciences.

Chaotic behavior in systems.

Statics and dynamics (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

397 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, 1995.

Language Note:

Three articles in French; the rest in English.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9051992149

4274900371

2760508269

OCLC:

34059488