Thinking in Complexity: The Complex Dynamics of Matter, Mind, and Mankind
โ Scribed by Professor Dr. Klaus Mainzer (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 372
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction: From Linear to Nonlinear Thinking....Pages 1-13
Complex Systems and the Evolution of Matter....Pages 15-78
Complex Systems and the Evolution of Life....Pages 79-112
Complex Systems and the Evolution of Mind-Brain....Pages 113-169
Complex Systems and the Evolution of Artificial Intelligence....Pages 171-252
Complex Systems and the Evolution of Human Society....Pages 253-304
Epilogue on Future, Science, and Ethics....Pages 305-326
Back Matter....Pages 327-363
โฆ Subjects
Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity;Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology;Philosophy
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