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Modelling complexity
Dissertation (D. Phil.) -- University of Stellenbosch, 1993.
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| author | Cilliers, Friedrich Paul |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/58041 Modelling complexity Cilliers, Friedrich Paul Degenaar, J. J. Hesse, M. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Philosophy. System theory -- Philosophy Complexity (Philosophy) Dissertations -- Philosophy Dissertation (D. Phil.) -- University of Stellenbosch, 1993. This study is concerned with the characterisation and modelling of complex systems. It argues that traditional formal methods in science as well as the strong analytical approach in philosophy are not sufficiently sensitive to the inherent structure of complex systems. This structure is characterised by a very high level of inter-relationship between the various components of the system. In the modelling of complexity this aspect must always be kept in mind. Throughout the study two general approaches to complexity are compared. The traditional computational method followed by those working in the field of Artificial Intelligence is based on formal, rule-based, representational symbol systems. It is argued that this approach has too many inherent shortcomings to succeed in providing adequate models of complex systems like the human brain and language. An alternative approach is provided by the rapidly expanding field of connectionist models or neural networks. These models are based on mathematical models of the functioning of the brain and are therefore inherently sensitive to the structure of complex systems. Doctoral 2012-08-27T11:38:47Z 2012-08-27T11:38:47Z 1993 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/58041 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 290 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | System theory -- Philosophy Complexity (Philosophy) Dissertations -- Philosophy Cilliers, Friedrich Paul Modelling complexity |
| title | Modelling complexity |
| title_full | Modelling complexity |
| title_fullStr | Modelling complexity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modelling complexity |
| title_short | Modelling complexity |
| title_sort | modelling complexity |
| topic | System theory -- Philosophy Complexity (Philosophy) Dissertations -- Philosophy |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/58041 |
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