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Complex system studies are a growing area of central importance to a wide range of disciplines, ranging from physics to politics and beyond. Adopting this interdisciplinary approach, Systems, Self-Organisation and Information presents and discusses a range of ground-breaking research in complex systems theory. Building upon foundational concepts, the volume introduces a theory of Self-Organization, providing definitions of concepts including system, structure, organization, functionality, and boundary. Biophysical and cognitive approaches to Self-Organization are also covered, discussing the complex dynamics of living beings and the brain, and self-organized adaptation and learning in computational systems. The convergence of Peircean philosophy with the study of Self-Organization also provides an original pathway of research, which contributes to a dialogue between pragmatism, semeiotics, complexity theory, and self-organizing systems.As one of the few interdisciplinary works on systems theory, relating Self-Organization and Information Theory, Systems, Self-Organisation and Information is an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students interested in complex systems theory from related disciplines including philosophy, physics, and engineering.
Alfredo Pereira Jr. is Professor at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil.William Alfred Pickering holds a doctorate in Linguistics, and is currently a freelance translator.Ricardo Ribeiro Gudwin is an Associate Professor at the University of Campinas, Brazil.
Table of ContentsIntroductionAlfredo Pereira Jr., William A. Pickering, and Ricardo GudwinPart I - Foundational Studies1. The Idea of Self-OrganizationMichel Debrun2. The Dynamics of Primary Self-OrganizationMichel Debrun3. Basic Concepts of SystemicsEttore Bresciani Filho and Itala M. Loffredo D’Ottaviano4. The Role of Information in Self-OrganizationAlfredo Pereira Jr. and Maria Eunice Quilic Gonzalez5. On the Self-Organizing of Reality-Totality as Living Knowledge Ricardo Pereira TassinariPart II - Biophysical and Cognitive Approaches6. Vital Flow: the Self-Organization StageRomeu Cardoso Guimarães7. Implication and Information: A Quantitative-Informational Analysis of Material Implication Marcos Antonio Alves and Itala M. Loffredo D’Ottaviano8. Self-Organization in Computational SystemsRicardo Ribeiro GudwinPart III - Practical Issues9. Self-Organization and Action: A Systemic Approach to Common ActionMariana Claudia Broens10. Complexity and Informational Privacy: A Study in the Systemic Perspective João Antonio de Moraes and Maria Eunice Quilici Gonzalez11. An Understanding of Solidarity Economy in the Light of Self-Organization TheoryRenata Cristina Geromel Meneghetti12. Multilingualism and Social Self-Organization in BrazilClaudia WanderleyPart IV - Semiotic Studies13. Prolegomena to a Semeiotic Theory of Self-OrganizationVinicius Romanini14. Habit Formation and Self-Organization: A Peircean ApproachIvo A. Ibri15. Origin of the Cosmos and Self-Organization in the Work of Charles Sanders PeirceLauro Frederico Barbosa da Silveira16. Diagrammatic Logic as a Method for the Study of CosmovisionsEnidio Ilario