Complexity and the human experience modeling complexity in the humanities and social sciences

Questions of values, ontologies, ethics, aesthetics, discourse, origins, language, literature, and meaning do not lend themselves readily, or traditionally, to equations, probabilities, and models. However, with the increased adoption of natural science tools in economics, anthropology, and politica...

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Otros Autores: Youngman, Paul A., editor (editor), Hadzikadic, Mirsad, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press [2014]
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Sumario:Questions of values, ontologies, ethics, aesthetics, discourse, origins, language, literature, and meaning do not lend themselves readily, or traditionally, to equations, probabilities, and models. However, with the increased adoption of natural science tools in economics, anthropology, and political science-to name only a few social scientific fields highlighted in this volume-quantitative methods in the humanities are becoming more common. The theory of complexity holds significant promise for better understanding social and human phenomena based on interactions among the pa
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (301 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
ISBN:9780429082399
9789814463263