複雑系の哲学ハンドブック Philosophy of Complex Systems: Volume 10 (Handbook of the Philosophy of Science") 〈10〉

Gabbay, Dov M.(EDT)/ Thagard, Paul(EDT)/ Woods, John(EDT)

North-Holland（2011/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 952 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780444520760
• DDC分類 501

基本説明

Focuses specifically on the philosophical concepts, principles, judgments and problems distinctly raised by work in the domain of complex nonlinear dynamical systems, especially in recent years.

Full Description

The domain of nonlinear dynamical systems and its mathematical underpinnings has been developing exponentially for a century, the last 35 years seeing an outpouring of new ideas and applications and a concomitant confluence with ideas of complex systems and their applications from irreversible thermodynamics. A few examples are in meteorology, ecological dynamics, and social and economic dynamics. These new ideas have profound implications for our understanding and practice in domains involving complexity, predictability and determinism, equilibrium, control, planning, individuality, responsibility and so on.Our intention is to draw together in this volume, we believe for the first time, a comprehensive picture of the manifold philosophically interesting impacts of recent developments in understanding nonlinear systems and the unique aspects of their complexity. The book will focus specifically on the philosophical concepts, principles, judgments and problems distinctly raised by work in the domain of complex nonlinear dynamical systems, especially in recent years.

Contents

General Preface (Dov Gabbay, Paul Thagard, and John Woods)Part I. General FoundationsPart II. BiologyPart III. EcologyPart IV. EngineeringPart V. ClimatologyPart VI. EconomicsPart VII. AnthropologyPart VIII. PsychologyPart IX. MedicinePart X. Military SciencePart XI. Public Policy/ManagementPart XII. Philosophy of ScienceIndex