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10 avril 2018
- handle: 10670/1.qsc5rr
- isbn: 9782821895744
- halshs: halshs-01786859
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Georges Chapouthier, « THE MOSAIC THEORY OF NATURAL COMPLEXITY: A scientific and philosophical approach », HAL-SHS : histoire, philosophie et sociologie des sciences et des techniques, ID : 10670/1.qsc5rr
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What is complexity? The present work will offer a description of complex systems based on two general principles: juxtaposition of similar units and then integration of these units, once modified, into structures at a higher level of which they become parts. As in a mosaic, however, these parts within the higher level or structure, retain some independent properties and autonomy. The model is based directly on observations of living organisms: cells or organs retain their autonomy functioning within a given organism, and individual organisms have autonomy when functioning as part of a population or society.