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 laodan rated 38 months ago - FROM HUMAN BEINGS TO HUMAN CIVILIZATION, A COMPLEXITY PROFILE
An interesting perspective. History would gain enormously by being approached from this perspective ...
in New England Complex system Institute by Yaneer Bar-Yam
""" There are two natural conclusions to be drawn from rec... more
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- fairtlough rated 9 days agocomplex-systems, chaos-complexity, historical-perspective, civilization
- Looks pretty interesting. Excellent introduction to complexity in human affairs. Highly recommended. Has become more, not less relevant since its discovery on Stumble.
- laodan rated 38 months agocomplex-systems
FROM HUMAN BEINGS TO HUMAN CIVILIZATION, A COMPLEXITY PROFILE
An interesting perspective. History would gain enormously by being approached from this perspective ...
in New England Complex system Institute by Yaneer Bar-Yam
""" There are two natural conclusions to be drawn from recognizing that human beings are part of a global organism. First, one can recognize that human civilization has a remarkable capacity for responding to external and internal challenges. The existence of such a capacity for response does not mean that human civilization will survive external challenges any more than the complexity of any organism guarantees its survival. However, one can hope that the recent reduction in the incidence of military conflicts will continue and the ability to prevent or address local disasters will increase. The difficulties in overcoming other systematic ills of society, such as poverty, may also be challenged successfully as the origins of these problems become better understood.
Second, the complexity of our individual lives must be understood in the context of a system that must enable its components (us) to contribute effectively to the collective system. Thus, we are being, and will continue to be shielded from the true complexity of society. In part this is achieved by progressive specialization that enables individuals to encounter only a very limited subset of the possible professional and social environments. This specialization will have dramatic consequences for our children, and their educational and social environments are likely to become increasingly specialized as well. """
URL: FROM HUMAN BEINGS TO HUMAN CIVILIZATION, A COMPLEXITY PROFILE
- Tord rated 53 months agocomplex-systems
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Sociological complexity. Thx connecto2 :)
- korakot rated 56 months agocomplex-systems
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Many diagrams to illustrate increase in complexity.
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