Order and disorder / David Z. Rich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rich, David Z.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Order (Philosophy).

Crises (Philosophy).

Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.

Evolution (Biology).

Social evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Showing the limitations of chaos, catastrophe and complexity theories, this study applies the crisis theory approach to biological and social evolution and to the problems of our era. It emphasizes the paradox of industrialization and its consequences for wealthy and poor nations alike.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 The Illusion of a Paradox; 2 Complexity Theory Comments and Critique; 3 Chaos Theory Comments and Critique; 4 Rene Thom's Catastrophe Theory Comments and Critique; 5 Introduction to the Dynamics of Crisis Theory; 6 Comments on Game Theory; 7 Introduction to Crisis Theory; 8 Order and Disorder I Crisis Theory; 9 Order and Disorder II Dynamics and Discontinuity; 10 Acceptance and Rejection The Critical Test; 11 Introduction to Order and Disorder; 12 Crisis Theory and the Strategy of Evolution; 13 Order and Disorder in Our Contemporary Era

14 Order and Disorder in Our Contemporary Era: The Paradox of Industrialization15 Concluding Comments The Ethical Imperative Dollo's Law and Crisis Theory; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-248) and index.

ISBN:

9798400693731

9780313000744

0313000743

OCLC:

614636457