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Coping with Uncertainty: Insights from the New Sciences of Chaos, Self-Organization, and Complexity
Uri Merry
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Paperback. This study applies the findings of the new non-linear sciences to understanding the processes of growing complexity and intensifying chaos in the modern world. It also identifies and reviews approaches for living and coping with these trends. Illustrator(s): Kassavin, Natali. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBWS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
This study applies the findings of the new nonlinear sciences to understanding the processes of growing complexity and intensifying chaos in the modern world. It also identifies and reviews approaches for living and coping with these trends. Uri Merry seeks to clarify the role of chaos in the transformation of the social sciences to new orders by re-examining and re-evaluating some of the basic tenets of modern social and behavioral science in light of theories of chaos, self-organization, and complexity. Divided into three sections, the work provides an overview of the major findings of the new science of chaos; analyzes ... Read more
This study applies the findings of the new nonlinear sciences to understanding the processes of growing complexity and intensifying chaos in the modern world. It also identifies and reviews approaches for living and coping with these trends. Uri Merry seeks to clarify the role of chaos in the transformation of the social sciences to new orders by re-examining and re-evaluating some of the basic tenets of modern social and behavioral science in light of theories of chaos, self-organization, and complexity. Divided into three sections, the work provides an overview of the major findings of the new science of chaos; analyzes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275951528
SKU
V9780275951528
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About Uri Merry
Uri Merry holds a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he has taught in the Graduate School of Education. He is the author or coauthor of 4 books, including Organizational Transformation (Praeger, 1986).
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