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Systems, Self-Organisation and Information: An Interdisciplinary Perspective book cover

1st Edition

Systems, Self-Organisation and Information An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Edited By Pereira Junior Alfredo, William Pickering, Ricardo Gudwin Copyright 2019
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge
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Complex system studies are a growing area of central importance to a wide range of disciplines, ranging from physics to politics and beyond. Adopting this interdisciplinary approach, S ystems, Self-Organisation and Information presents and discusses a range of ground-breaking research in complex systems theory. Building upon foundational concepts, the volume introduces a theory of... Read more

Table of Contents

Introduction

Alfredo Pereira Jr., William A. Pickering, and Ricardo Gudwin

Part I - Foundational Studies

1. The Idea of Self-Organization

Michel Debrun

2. The Dynamics of Primary Self-Organization

Michel Debrun

3. Basic Concepts of Systemics

Ettore Bresciani Filho and Itala M. Loffredo D’Ottaviano

4. The Role of Information in Self-Organization

Alfredo Pereira Jr. and Maria Eunice Quilic Gonzalez

5. On the Self-Organizing of Reality-Totality as Living Knowledge

Ricardo Pereira Tassinari

Part II - Biophysical and Cognitive Approaches

6. Vital Flow: the Self-Organization Stage

Romeu Cardoso Guimarães

7. Implication and Information: A Quantitative-Informational Analysis of Material Implication

Marcos Antonio Alves and Itala M. Loffredo D’Ottaviano

8. Self-Organization in Computational Systems

Ricardo Ribeiro Gudwin

Part III - Practical Issues

9. Self-Organization and Action: A Systemic Approach to Common Action

Mariana Claudia Broens

10. Complexity and Informational Privacy: A Study in the Systemic Perspective

João Antonio de Moraes and Maria Eunice Quilici Gonzalez

11. An Understanding of Solidarity Economy in the Light of Self-Organization Theory

Renata Cristina Geromel Meneghetti

12. Multilingualism and Social Self-Organization in Brazil

Claudia Wanderley

Part IV - Semiotic Studies

13. Prolegomena to a Semeiotic Theory of Self-Organization

Vinicius Romanini

14. Habit Formation and Self-Organization: A Peircean Approach

Ivo A. Ibri

15. Origin of the Cosmos and Self-Organization in the Work of Charles Sanders Peirce

Lauro Frederico Barbosa da Silveira

16. Diagrammatic Logic as a Method for the Study of Cosmovisions

Enidio Ilario

Biography

Alfredo Pereira Jr. is Professor at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil.

William Alfred Pickering holds a doctorate in Linguistics, and is currently a freelance translator.

Ricardo Ribeiro Gudwin is an Associate Professor at the University of Campinas, Brazil.

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