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David Z. Rich
Book Code: C6787
ISBN: 0-275-96787-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96787-1
272 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 2/28/2001
List Price: $125.00 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: After critiquing chaos, catastrophe, and complexity theories, showing their limitations in the contemporary era, Rich furthers the development of crisis theory and applies the crisis theory approach to biological and social evolution. Treating evolution in the context of crisis theory, he shows that as evolution is both genetic and social, social evolution is an extension of biological evolution. As physical evolution results from problem solving, social evolution develops from the solving of historically significant problems, bringing about, for instance, the post-World War II era of knowledge. In this context, Rich discusses the problems of our era, with an emphasis on the paradox of industrialization and its consequences for wealthy and poor nations alike. The paradox of industrialization is approached in terms of crisis theory and resolved.
Table of Contents:
  • The Problem Situation
  • The Illusion of a Paradox
  • Complexity Theory: Comments and Critique
  • Chaos Theory: Comments and Critique
  • René Thom's Catastrophe Theory: Comments and Critique
  • The Dynamics of Crisis Theory
  • Introduction
  • Comments on Game Theory
  • Introduction to Crisis Theory
  • Order and Disorder: I-Crisis Theory
  • Order and Disorder: II-Dynamics and Discontinuity
  • Acceptance and rejection:The Critical Test
  • Order and Disorder
  • Introduction
  • Crisis Theory and the Strategy of Evolution
  • Order and Disorder in Our Contemporary Era
  • Order and Disorder in Our Contemporary Era: The Paradox of Industrialization
  • Concluding Comments: The Ethical Imperative-Dollo's law and Crisis Theory
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-032380
LCC Class: B105
Dewey Class: 003
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