Those definitions of Complexity are
relatively recent, and suitably ambiguous as they should be for now.
I have a question though, the
concept of a self organizing system has been around for years now, But when did
a Self Organizing Principle enter the picture?.
The Principle concept makes me feel so
uncomfortable it feels to be a God Like concept. When I look at a pocket watch
I ask what is the self organizing principle and simply think “What the
hell has it got to do with a principle ! it’s just a semi-stable
mechanical system” If the watch maker is the Principal/Principle,
is this not a ruse to look for gods again?
Do we need “Steenkinng Principles ?”
excuse my adaptation from the famous discussion about the merits of Badges.
Dr.Vladimyr Ivan
Burachynsky
Ph.D.(Civil Eng.),
M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology)
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Carlos Gershenson's
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