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SUMMARY:Emergence in complexity science - Lena Zuchowski (Department of Hi
 story and Philosophy of Science)
DTSTART:20120530T120000Z
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CONTACT:Vashka dos Remedios
DESCRIPTION:The project aims to survey and comparatively analyse the use o
 f the concept of emergence in complexity science. References to the emerge
 nt properties of complex systems abound in the field and are often\nused t
 o argue for the importance of complexity science as a counterpoint to the 
 prevalent reductionism in traditional scientific fields. However\, both co
 mplexity as well as emergence are epistemologically contested concepts whi
 ch are currently lacking a clear-cut definition. Accordingly\, one finds t
 hat the application of emergence to complexity science has led to a number
  of different and not always compatible constructions.\n\nMy (preliminary)
  results indicate that complexity science contains even more diversity in 
 its conceptual and epistemological basis than previously\nassumed. It has 
 also become apparent that dialogues about or even articulation of these di
 fferences appear to be missing in the vast amount of emergence based liter
 ature on complexity.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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