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.

Self-Organizing Universe: Scientific and Human Implications of the Emerging Paradigm of Evolution (Systems Science and World Order Library. Innovations in Systems Science) (English and German Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Jantsch, Erich

Philosophy

Pergamon Pr

1976 hardcover, pictorial boards (issued without jacket)

Evolution and Consciousness: Human Systems in Transition

Waddington, C.H.

Addison-Wesley

The Evolutionary Vision: Toward A Unifying Paradigm Of Physical, Biological And Sociocultural Evolution

Social Sciences

Routledge

The evolutionary vision is a term coined by economist Kenneth E. Boulding to describe a unified view of evolution that encompasses all levels of reality, from the cosmic or physical through the biological, ecological, and sociobiological to the sociocultural. It focuses less on systems or any particular entity than on the processes through which they evolve. In this volume various approaches to the self-organization of matter and information are outlined by authors who are among the chief developers of this new paradigm. They focus on the general laws governing evolutionary dynamics across all levels of evolution, including the evolution of humans and human systems.

The Evolutionary Vision

Design for Evolution: Self-Organization and Planning in the Life of Human Systems (The International Library of Systems Theory and Philosophy)

Explores the acquisition and use of knowledge for human purposes and the extent of our ability to shape the future through the design, regulation, and restructuring of the lives of human systems at all levels

George Braziller

Explores the acquisition and use of knowledge for human purposes and the extent of our ability to shape the future through the design, regulation, and restructuring of the lives of human systems at all levels

Westview Press

Die Selbstorganisation des Universums: Vom Urknall zum menschl. Geist (German Edition)

Hanser

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Self-Organizing Universe: Scientific and Human Implications of the Emerging Paradigm of Evolution (Systems Science and World Order Library. Innovations in Systems Science) (English and German Edition)

Evolution and Consciousness: Human Systems in Transition

The Evolutionary Vision: Toward A Unifying Paradigm Of Physical, Biological And Sociocultural Evolution

The Evolutionary Vision

Design for Evolution: Self-Organization and Planning in the Life of Human Systems (The International Library of Systems Theory and Philosophy)

Design for Evolution: Self-Organization and Planning in the Life of Human Systems (The International Library of Systems Theory and Philosophy)

The Evolutionary Vision: Toward A Unifying Paradigm Of Physical, Biological And Sociocultural Evolution

Die Selbstorganisation des Universums: Vom Urknall zum menschl. Geist (German Edition)