Social Emergence: Societies As Complex Systems
- ISBN-10
- 0521844649
- ISBN-13
- 9780521844642
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 276
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-10-27
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- R. Keith Sawyer
Description
This book argues that societies are complex dynamical systems that can be understood through the concept of emergence.
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