Spontaneously ordered complex phenomena and the unity of the moral sciences (original) (raw)
1987, Centripedal forces in the sciences, Vol. 1
This paper distinguishes between what constitutes inquiry in the "simple" areas such as physics and the "complex" domains of spontaneous order such as cognition and the market order. Complex orders are regulated by three sets of principles :creativity or productivity, rhythmic differentiation, and opponent processes. What constitutes scientific understanding in such orders is fundamentally different from that constitutes in "simple" domains.
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