Thinking in Complexity : the Complex Dynamics of Matter, Mind, and Mankind / by Klaus Mainzer.

Since the first edition sold out in less than a year, we now present the revised second edition of Mainzer's popular book. The theory of nonlinear complex systems has become a successful problem-solving approach in the natural sciences from laser physics, quantum chaos, and meteorology to compu...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Mainzer, Klaus
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996.
Edition:Second rev. and enlarged edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: From Linear to Nonlinear Thinking
  • 2. Complex Systems and the Evolution of Matter
  • 3. Complex Systems and the Evolution of Life
  • 4. Complex Systems and the Evolution of Mind-Brain
  • 5. Complex Systems and the Evolution of Artificial Intelligence
  • 6. Complex Systems and the Evolution of Human Society
  • 7. Epilogue on Future, Science, and Ethics
  • References
  • Name Index.