Chaos and Society / Edition 1

by A. Albert

Overview

This publication reflects on the discussion on using chaos theory for the study of society. It explores the interface between chaos theory and the social sciences. A broad variety of fields (including Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Management, Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences) is represented in the book. The leading themes are: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, Social Connectionism and the Connectionist Mind, Social Institutions and Public Policy, and Social Simulations. The book includes the following topics: the relevance of the complexity-chaos paradigm for analyzing social systems, the usefulness of nonlinear dynamics for studying the formation and sustainability of social groups, the comparison between spontaneous social orders and spontaneous biological/natural orders, the building of Artificial Societies, and the contribution of the chaos paradigm to a better understanding and formulation of public policies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789051992144
Publisher:	IOS Press
Publication date:	08/25/2005
Series:	Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications , #29
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.94(d)
Age Range:	17 Years