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The Self-Organizing Universe: Scientific and Human Implications of the Emerging Paradigm of Evolution

By E. Jantsch

Book information

Publisher
Pergamon
Year
1980
ISBN
0080243126, 9780080243122
LCC
BD701 .J3613 1980
Open Library ID
OL21535261M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
13 MB (13253039 bytes)
Series
Systems Science and World Order Library. Innovations in Systems Science
Edition
1st
Pages
342\354
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

The evolution of the universe - ranging from cosmic and biological to sociocultural evolution - is viewed in terms of the unifying paradigm of self-organization. The contours of this paradigm emerge from the synthesis of a number of important, recently developed concepts, and provide a scientific foundation to a new world-view which emphasizes process over structure, nonequilibrium over equilibrium, evolution over permanency, and individual creativity over collective stabilization. The book, with its emphasis on the interaction of microstructures with the entire biosphere, ecosystems etc., and on how micro- and macrocosmos mutually create the conditions for their further evolution, provides a comprehensive framework for a deeper understanding of human creativity in a time of transition.

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