Dialectics and Systems Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10488917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Levins (School of Public Health Harvard University 677 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 375-399 |
| Publication date | 1998-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8237 • E-ISSN: 1943-2801 |
| Publisher | Guilford Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/003682379806200306 |
| OpenAlex | W4413736585 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
Systems Theory is best understood in its dual nature as an episode in the generic development of human understanding of the world, and as the specific product of its social history. On the one hand it is a “moment” in the investigation of complex systems, the place between the formulation of a problem and the interpretation of its solution where mathematical modeling can make the obscure obvious. On the other hand it is the attempt of a reductionist scientific tradition to come to terms with complexity, non-linearity and change through sophisticated mathematical and computational techniques, a groping toward a more dialectical understanding that is held back both by its philosophical biases and by the institutional and economic contexts of its development
Dialectic · Epistemology · Sociology · Chaos, Complexity, and Education · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |