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Book Complexity Perspectives in Innovation and Social Change

Download or read book Complexity Perspectives in Innovation and Social Change written by David Lane and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-02-13 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation is nowadays a question of life and death for many of the economies of the western world. Yet, due to our generally reductionist scientific paradigm, invention and innovation are rarely studied scientifically. Most work prefers to study its context and its consequences. As a result, we are as a society, lacking the scientific tools to understand, improve or otherwise impact on the processes of invention and innovation. This book delves deeply into that topic, taking the position that the complex systems approach, with its emphasis on ‘emergence’, is better suited than our traditional approach to the phenomenon. In a collection of very coherent papers, which are the result of an EU-funded four year international research team’s effort, it addresses various aspect of the topic from different disciplinary angles. One of the main emphases is the need, in the social sciences, to move away from neo-darwinist ‘population thinking’ to ‘organization thinking’ if we want to understand social evolution. Another main emphasis is on developing a generative approach to invention and innovation, looking in detail at the contexts within which invention and innovation occur, and how these contexts impact on the chances for success or failure. Throughout, the book is infused with interesting new insights, but also presents several well-elaborated case studies that connect the ideas with a substantive body of ‘real world’ information.

Book Hierarchy in Natural and Social Sciences

Download or read book Hierarchy in Natural and Social Sciences written by Denise Pumain and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-02-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hierarchy is a form of organisation of complex systems that rely on or produce a strong differentiation in capacity (power and size) between the parts of the system. It is frequently observed within the natural living world as well as in social institutions. According to the authors, hierarchy results from random processes, follows an intentional design, or is the result of the organisation which ensures an optimal circulation of energy for information. This book reviews ancient and modern representations and explanations of hierarchies, and compares their relevance in a variety of fields, such as language, societies, cities, and living species. It throws light on concepts and models such as scaling laws, fractals and self-organisation that are fundamental in the dynamics and morphology of complex systems. At a time when networks are celebrated for their efficiency, flexibility and better social acceptance, much can be learned about the persistent universality and adaptability of hierarchies, and from the analogies and differences between biological and social organisation and processes. This book addresses a wide audience of biologists and social scientists, as well as managers and executives in a variety of institutions.

Book Causality and Causal Modelling in the Social Sciences

Download or read book Causality and Causal Modelling in the Social Sciences written by Federica Russo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This investigation into causal modelling presents the rationale of causality, i.e. the notion that guides causal reasoning in causal modelling. It is argued that causal models are regimented by a rationale of variation, nor of regularity neither invariance, thus breaking down the dominant Human paradigm. The notion of variation is shown to be embedded in the scheme of reasoning behind various causal models. It is also shown to be latent – yet fundamental – in many philosophical accounts. Moreover, it has significant consequences for methodological issues: the warranty of the causal interpretation of causal models, the levels of causation, the characterisation of mechanisms, and the interpretation of probability. This book offers a novel philosophical and methodological approach to causal reasoning in causal modelling and provides the reader with the tools to be up to date about various issues causality rises in social science.

Book Foundations of Transcendental Philosophy  Wissenschaftslehre  Nova Methodo  1796 99

Download or read book Foundations of Transcendental Philosophy Wissenschaftslehre Nova Methodo 1796 99 written by Johann Gottlieb Fichte and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fichte's Foundations of Transcendental Philosophy is highly relevant to ongoing discussions of the relationship of consciousness to human freedom and to current debates concerning foundationalism. Philosophers interested in German idealism and others working in the history of philosophy, German literature, and intellectual history will welcome this translation."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Memoria sobre o methodo de curar a ferrugem das oliveiras  etc

Download or read book Memoria sobre o methodo de curar a ferrugem das oliveiras etc written by Vicente COELHO DE SEABRA SILVA TELLES and published by . This book was released on 1792 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Specimen de methodo philosophandi Aristotelica  quod     pro gradu doctoris     publico omnium examini offert A  L  G

Download or read book Specimen de methodo philosophandi Aristotelica quod pro gradu doctoris publico omnium examini offert A L G written by Albertus Ludovicus GASTMANN and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Trigonometria Methodo Plana Et Facili Exposita

Download or read book Trigonometria Methodo Plana Et Facili Exposita written by Johann Kies and published by . This book was released on 1760 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Religionis ver   prima fundamenta     sex theorematum methodo ostensa declarata  quorum primum in disputationem proponitur     a Jano Jani Birckerodio

Download or read book Religionis ver prima fundamenta sex theorematum methodo ostensa declarata quorum primum in disputationem proponitur a Jano Jani Birckerodio written by Petrus BLICHFELD and published by . This book was released on 1675 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Towards Bayesian Model Based Demography

Download or read book Towards Bayesian Model Based Demography written by Jakub Bijak and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book presents a ground-breaking approach to developing micro-foundations for demography and migration studies. It offers a unique and novel methodology for creating empirically grounded agent-based models of international migration – one of the most uncertain population processes and a top-priority policy area. The book discusses in detail the process of building a simulation model of migration, based on a population of intelligent, cognitive agents, their networks and institutions, all interacting with one another. The proposed model-based approach integrates behavioural and social theory with formal modelling, by embedding the interdisciplinary modelling process within a wider inductive framework based on the Bayesian statistical reasoning. Principles of uncertainty quantification are used to devise innovative computer-based simulations, and to learn about modelling the simulated individuals and the way they make decisions. The identified knowledge gaps are subsequently filled with information from dedicated laboratory experiments on cognitive aspects of human decision-making under uncertainty. In this way, the models are built iteratively, from the bottom up, filling an important epistemological gap in migration studies, and social sciences more broadly.

Book Ars sciendi sive logica

Download or read book Ars sciendi sive logica written by Thomas Gowan and published by . This book was released on 1682 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Teach    Learning Methodo  In Higher Edu  20

Download or read book Teach Learning Methodo In Higher Edu 20 written by Shalini Wadhwa and published by Sarup & Sons. This book was released on 2006 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Tabulae ad computandos logarithmos novem figurarum nova interpolationis methodo

Download or read book Tabulae ad computandos logarithmos novem figurarum nova interpolationis methodo written by Sigmund Gundelfinger and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Microbiologia

Download or read book Microbiologia written by Alberto Santiago and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Revista

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  • Author : Academia Brasileira de Letras
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  • Release : 1921
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  • Pages : 878 pages

Download or read book Revista written by Academia Brasileira de Letras and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Handbook of Jungian Psychology

Download or read book The Handbook of Jungian Psychology written by Renos K. Papadopoulos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of Jungian psychology has been growing steadily over the last twenty years and awareness is increasing of its relevance to the predicaments of modern life. Jung appeals not only to professionals who are looking for a more humane and creative way of working with their clients, but also to academics in an increasingly wide range of disciplines. This Handbook is unique in presenting a clear, comprehensive and systematic exposition of the central tenets of Jung’s work which has something to offer to both specialists and those seeking an introduction to the subject. Internationally recognised experts in Jungian Psychology cover the central themes in three sections: Theory, Psychotherapy & Applications. Each chapter begins with an introduction locating the topic in the context of Jung’s work as a whole, before moving on to an investigation of contemporary developments and concluding by demonstrating how Jung’s theories continue to evolve and develop through their practical therapeutic applications. The Handbook of Jungian Psychology is the definitive source of authoritative information on Jungian psychology for Jungian analysts, psychotherapists, counsellors and related professionals. It will be an invaluable aid to those involved in Jungian academic studies and related disciplines.