{"product_id":"critical-complexity-collected-essays-9781501510793","title":"Critical Complexity: Collected Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rika Preiser\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of all the single authored essays by Paul Cilliers, published between 1990-2011. Being one of few authors who approached the study of complexity from a philosophical perspective, the main themes in these papers explore: \u003cbr\u003e- Qualitative characterization of complexity and the normative implications of studying complex adaptive systems, \u003cbr\u003e- the philosophical and conceptual similarity to post-structural approaches\u003cbr\u003e- how any engagement with complexity leads to a critical engagement with how we do science and design interventions\u003cbr\u003e- critical and normative implications for how to engage with complex socio-political concerns in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat makes this book unique is that it consolidates a body of work that is distributed over a wide range of academic journals. Although his book \"Complexity and Postmodernism\" (Routledge, 1998) remains a cornerstone in the field of complexity studies, Cilliers' journal essays really explore the application of the theoretical concepts in more depth. His ground-breaking ideas conceptualized in these essays have served as a continual source of novelty and inspiration in the process of applying complexity thinking to other fields of study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46481483628695,"sku":"9781501510793","price":11521.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781501510793.jpg?v=1766312868","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/critical-complexity-collected-essays-9781501510793","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}