A Complex View of Complex Systems Science

Q2 Arts and Humanities

History of Economic Ideas Pub Date : 2010-01-01 DOI:10.1400/148267

R. Serra

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Abstract

The science of complex systems is no longer new, and it is therefore appropriate to critically analyze some of the major results which have been achieved. A brief sketch of the development of complex systems science is presented, followed by a discussion of some of its core concepts (the emphasis is on concepts rather than on tools and specific applications). The viewpoint taken in this paper is that complexity science is concerned with the organization properties of nonlinear systems, and on concepts which are general enough to hold for wide classes of systems. A discussion of the relevance of complexity for the study of social systems is also presented as well as some remarks concerning possible future developments.

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复杂系统科学的复杂观点

复杂系统的科学不再是新的，因此，批判性地分析一些已经取得的主要成果是合适的。本文简要介绍了复杂系统科学的发展，然后讨论了它的一些核心概念(重点是概念，而不是工具和具体的应用)。本文所采取的观点是，复杂性科学所关注的是非线性系统的组织性质，以及一些足够普遍的概念，以适用于广泛的系统类别。还讨论了复杂性与社会系统研究的相关性，并对未来可能的发展作了一些评论。

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History of Economic Ideas Arts and Humanities-History

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