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Order and disorder / David Z. Rich.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 254 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0313000743
  • 9780313000744
  • 0275967875
  • 9780275967871
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Order and disorder.DDC classification:
  • 003 21
LOC classification:
  • B105.O7 R47 2001eb
Online resources:
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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.

Print version record.

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.

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.

English.

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