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New Thinking in Complexity for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Ton Jorg
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Description for New Thinking in Complexity for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Hardcover. This book unpacks the toolkit of fresh language developed to harness the potential of 'complexity' in the social sciences and humanities. It aims to foster a deeper understanding of the world around us by adding depth and richness to our conception of reality. Num Pages: 321 pages, 79 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
The underlying idea and motive for the book is that the notion of complexity may humanize the social sciences, may conceive the complex human being as more human, and turn reality as assumed in our doing social science into a more complex, that is a richer reality for all.
The main focus of this book is on new thinking in complexity, with complexity to be taken as derived from the Latin word complexus: ‘that which is interwoven.’
The trans-disciplinary approach advocated here will be trans-disciplinary in two ways: firstly, by going beyond the separate disciplines within the fields ... Read more
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
321
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400713024
SKU
V9789400713024
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99-15
About Ton Jorg
Ton Jörg has been an educational scientist since 1982 at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. He studied Physics and Mathematics at the University of Amsterdam (BSc 1970). In 1969, he started to study Psychology at the same university (M.A. 1977). He worked as an evaluation researcher in different national (on adult education, and physics education) and international projects (3rd ... Read more
Reviews for New Thinking in Complexity for the Social Sciences and Humanities
“This book effectively captures some of the excitement and the sense of possibility that comes with the exploration of new paradigms with potentially major implications across the board, and it stimulates readers to develop their own thoughts about how the paradigm shift could materialize. The many wonderful illustrations of non-linear and fractal shapes and concepts … are helpful in this ... Read more