“What if ideas about complexity as an organizing concept are poised not so much for broad, constructive, and beneficial adoption as misuse and misapplication?”
-
Show this thread
-
“For example, as justification of irresponsible governance (the financial system is a complex system that can’t be closely regulated) or authoritarian control (finally, we understand how to mange society scientifically)?”
1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
“The application of new abstract principles onto messy realities may come from the best intentions.”
1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
“But if a scientism of complexity is not to become more influential than the science of complexity, SFI and those associated with it will need to work hard to ensure that genuine insights from their work are integrated into policy rather than misappropriated or applied unwisely”
1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread
Jeff Ubois Interplanetary Transmissions: Proceedings of the Santa Fe Institute’s First InterPlanetary Festival (p.69-70)
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.