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EnglishIn this article the author maintains that complexity theory relies on reductionist assumptions, showing itself not to be completely convincing in dealing with the issue of novelty. First, an outline of Mark C. Taylor's 'The Moment of Complexity' is presented as an exemplary case, particularly for his attemp to import complexity theory into the social sciences. Then, the connection between complexity theory and evolutionism is considered, arguing that this connection prevents complexity theory from givin a convincing account of the emergence of novelty. A provisional conclusion is offered by arguing that novelty should be conceived as arising from a "widening" of reduction at the individual level.
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02604020591001262 |
| Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11695/7885 |
| Abstract: | In this article the author maintains that complexity theory relies on reductionist assumptions, showing itself not to be completely convincing in dealing with the issue of novelty. First, an outline of Mark C. Taylor's 'The Moment of Complexity' is presented as an exemplary case, particularly for his attemp to import complexity theory into the social sciences. Then, the connection between complexity theory and evolutionism is considered, arguing that this connection prevents complexity theory from givin a convincing account of the emergence of novelty. A provisional conclusion is offered by arguing that novelty should be conceived as arising from a "widening" of reduction at the individual level. |
| Titolo: | Complexity and Novelty. Reading Mark C. Taylor |
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| Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |
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