Systems Science and World Order Library Ser.: Self-Organizing Universe : Scientific and Human Implications of the Emerging Paradigm of Evolution by Erich Jantsch (1980, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherElsevier Science & Technology Books

ISBN-100080243118

ISBN-139780080243115

eBay Product ID (ePID)1948783

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXvii, 343 Pages

Publication NameSelf-Organizing Universe : Scientific and Human Implications of the Emerging Paradigm of Evolution

LanguageEnglish

SubjectLife Sciences / Ecology, Life Sciences / Evolution

Publication Year1980

TypeTextbook

AuthorErich Jantsch

Subject AreaScience

SeriesSystems Science and World Order Library Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN78-041285

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsI don't know how this book has escaped WER review for so long. Its main theme is an exploration of how most natural systems seem to behave; they make things up as they go along. Author Erich Jantsch shows the commonalities in the way in which seemingly different systems organize themselves and change over time, and the picture which emerges is entrancing. Whether discussing simple inorganic chemical processes or the complexities of cultural revolution, Jantsch's unifying vision restores to nature the self-directedness and spontaneity which science has denied it since the seventeenth century. While the book is, of necessity, a reconnaissance, it paints the most expansive and generous view of nature I have come across. I have a friend who set aside a winter to read this book properly. Whole Earth Review

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal575

SynopsisThe evolution of the universe - ranging from cosmic and biological to sociocultural evolution - is viewed in terms of the unifying paradigm of self-organization. The contours of this paradigm emerge from the synthesis of a number of important, recently developed concepts, and provide a scientific foundation to a new world-view which emphasizes process over structure, nonequilibrium over equilibrium, evolution over permanency, and individual creativity over collective stabilization. The book, with its emphasis on the interaction of microstructures with the entire biosphere, ecosystems etc., and on how micro- and macrocosmos mutually create the conditions for their further evolution, provides a comprehensive framework for a deeper understanding of human creativity in a time of transition.

LC Classification NumberQH366.2