The re‐emergence of “emergence”: A venerable concept in search of a theory 论文
2002Complexity引用 565顶会
Sustainability and Ecological Systems AnalysisComplex Systems and Decision MakingChaos, Complexity, and Education
详细信息
- 发表期刊/会议
- Complexity
- 发表日期
- 2002-07-01
- 发表年份
- 2002
关键词
Sustainability and Ecological Systems AnalysisComplex Systems and Decision MakingChaos, Complexity, and Education
摘要
THE ORIGIN OF EMERGENCE I f "complexity" is currently the buzzword of choice for our newly minted millennium, as many theorists proclaim, "emergence" seems to be the explication of the hour for how complexity has evolved. Complexity, it is said, is an emergent phenomenon. Emergence is what "self-organizing" processes produce. Emergence is the reason why there are hurricanes, and ecosystems, and complex organisms like humankind, not to mention traffic congestion and rock concerts. Indeed, the term is positively awe-inspiring. As physicist Doyne Farmer observed, "It's not magicbut it feels like magic"