The failed institutionalization of "complexity science": A focus on the Santa Fe Institute's legitimization strategy.

IF 1.1 3区 哲学 Q2 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
History of Science Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2020-07-29 DOI:10.1177/0073275320938295
Fabrizio Li Vigni
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Abstract

"Complexity sciences" are an interdisciplinary and transnational domain of study that aims at modeling natural and social "complex systems." They appeared in the 1970s in Europe and the United States, but were boosted in the mid-1980s by the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) under the formula of "science of complexity." This small but famous institution is the object of the present article. According to their promissory ambitions and to the enthusiastic claims of some scientific journalists, complexity sciences were going to revolutionize all of knowledge and even private and public actors who had learned to master them. In the light of this, one would expect to observe a well-established and autonomous research and educational field, capable of reproducing itself through professional institutions. Yet this is not the case. To explain the paradox, I propose to combine different models of history and sociology of emergent and declining domains, in order to give account of the rise and failure of complexity sciences.

“复杂性科学”制度化失败:聚焦于圣菲研究所的合法化策略。
“复杂性科学”是一个跨学科和跨国的研究领域,旨在为自然和社会的“复杂系统”建模。它们在20世纪70年代出现在欧洲和美国,但在20世纪80年代中期由圣达菲研究所(SFI)以“复杂性科学”的公式推动。这个小而有名的机构是本文的对象。根据他们的雄心壮志和一些科学记者的热情宣称,复杂性科学将彻底改变所有的知识,甚至是那些已经学会掌握它们的私人和公共行为者。有鉴于此,人们会期望看到一个完善的、自主的研究和教育领域,能够通过专业机构自我复制。然而,事实并非如此。为了解释这个悖论,我建议将新兴和衰落领域的历史和社会学的不同模型结合起来,以解释复杂性科学的兴起和失败。
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History of Science
History of Science 综合性期刊-科学史与科学哲学
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1.50
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0.00%
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15
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: History of Science is peer reviewed journal devoted to the history of science, medicine and technology from earliest times to the present day. Articles discussing methodology, and reviews of the current state of knowledge and possibilities for future research, are especially welcome.
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