[FRIAM] Dynamics of Complex Systems by Yaneer Bar-Yam

[Jochen Fromm]

The problem is not that there are too few or too many 
formal treatments of complexity. IMHO formal treatments of 
"complexity", "self-organization" or "emergence" are not a solution.
The lack of formal treatments is not a problem, it indicates
that these terms are buzzwords. Buzzwords have their assets 
and drawbacks, they are powerful tools to get funding, to 
write successful project proposals, to get things published, 
to capture attention, to impress people, etc., but they 
should be treated with care (because they might lead to
mathematical quagmire, confusion, misunderstandings, 
illusions, contradictions, schisms in communities, etc.)
http://www.vs.uni-kassel.de/systems/index.php/Buzzword  

-J.

-----Original Message-----
From: Carlos Gershenson
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 5:56 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Dynamics of Complex Systems by Yaneer Bar-Yam

The problem is that there are too many formal treatments of  
complexity...