1st Edition
The Significance of Complexity Approaching a Complex World Through Science, Theology and the Humanities
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 2004. Thanks to computer simulations science is beginning to understand complex natural processes such as the weather, earthquakes and the evolution of life. The Significance of Complexity deals with the importance of the sciences of complexity - for the humanities and theology. First, three scientists explain the science of complexity and illustrate it with concrete... Read more
Contents: Introduction, Kees van Kooten Niekerk and Hans Buhl; At home in a complex world � lessons from the frontiers of natural science, Claus Emmeche; Complexity and the computing age � can computers really help us to understand complex phenomena in nature, Thiemo Krink; Complexity theory provides metaphors for a better understanding of biological processes � a holistic approach to explaining the stress response, Hinnerk Boriss and Volker Loeschcke; Complexity in interactive art � in search of a digital aesthetic, Bo Kampmann Walther; Complexity and non-completeness, Hans Siggaard Jensen; Complexity: what is at stake for religious reflection?, Niels Henrik Gregersen; Complexity in systematic theology � the case for the Christian concept of 'New Creation' in the dialogue with science, Gunter Thomas; Evolution and human uniqueness � a theological perspective on the emergence of human complexity, J. Wentzel van Huyssteen; Index.
Biography
Kees van Kooten Niekerk, Hans Buhl
