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@article{citeulike:4202502, abstract = {Complex systems are becoming the focus of important innovative research and application in many areas, reflecting the progressive displacement of classical physics and the emergence of a new and creative role for mathematics. This article makes a distinction between ordinary and emergent complexity and argues that a full analysis requires dialectical thinking. In so doing the authors aim to provide a philosophical foundation for post-normal science. The exploratory analysis developed here is complementary to those conducted with a more formal, mathematical approach, and begins to articulate what lies on the other side of that somewhat indistinct divide, the conceptual space called emergent complexity.}, author = {Funtowicz, S.}, citeulike-article-id = {4202502}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0016-3287(94)90029-9}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0016-3287(94)90029-9}, doi = {10.1016/0016-3287(94)90029-9}, issn = {00163287}, journal = {Futures}, keywords = {complexity, futures}, month = {August}, number = {6}, pages = {568--582}, posted-at = {2009-03-21 09:47:24}, priority = {2}, title = {Emergent complex systems}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0016-3287(94)90029-9}, volume = {26}, year = {1994} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4202502 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4202502 N2 - Complex systems are becoming the focus of important innovative research and application in many areas, reflecting the progressive displacement of classical physics and the emergence of a new and creative role for mathematics. This article makes a distinction between ordinary and emergent complexity and argues that a full analysis requires dialectical thinking. In so doing the authors aim to provide a philosophical foundation for post-normal science. The exploratory analysis developed here is complementary to those conducted with a more formal, mathematical approach, and begins to articulate what lies on the other side of that somewhat indistinct divide, the conceptual space called emergent complexity. IS - 6 JF - Futures SN - 00163287 EP - 582 TI - Emergent complex systems VL - 26 SP - 568 KW - complexity KW - futures AU - Funtowicz, S PY - 1994/08// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0016-3287(94)90029-9 ER -