The Significance of Complexity: Approaching a Complex World Through Science, Theology and the Humanities

ISBN-13: 9781138357563 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 256 str.

Niekerk, Kees Van Kooten

Opis

Originally published in 2004, this book deals with the importance of the sciences of complexity - for the humanities and theology. The Significance of Complexity is a pioneering work exploring the import of a fascinating new branch of science for human self-understanding.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction, Kees van Kooten Niekerk and Hans Buhl; At home in a complex world � lessons from the frontiers of natural science, Claus Emmeche; Complexity and the computing age � can computers really help us to understand complex phenomena in nature, Thiemo Krink; Complexity theory provides metaphors for a better understanding of biological processes � a holistic approach to explaining the stress response, Hinnerk Boriss and Volker Loeschcke; Complexity in interactive art � in search of a digital aesthetic, Bo Kampmann Walther; Complexity and non-completeness, Hans Siggaard Jensen; Complexity: what is at stake for religious reflection?, Niels Henrik Gregersen; Complexity in systematic theology � the case for the Christian concept of 'New Creation' in the dialogue with science, Gunter Thomas; Evolution and human uniqueness � a theological perspective on the emergence of human complexity, J. Wentzel van Huyssteen; Index.

O autorze

Kees van Kooten Niekerk, Hans Buhl