Paradigmatical Heuristics of Complexity in Humanities and Social Sciences
The article deals with those possibilities and perspectives which are opened by complexity in solving problems of human cultures and society. Complexity is metaphorically defined as the spirit of contemporaneity. Historically it is opposed to simplicity characteristic of modernity. As a methodologic...
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2012-03-01
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| author | P K Grechko |
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| description | The article deals with those possibilities and perspectives which are opened by complexity in solving problems of human cultures and society. Complexity is metaphorically defined as the spirit of contemporaneity. Historically it is opposed to simplicity characteristic of modernity. As a methodological approach complexity legitimizes combining completely different things, small and large in particular. It plunges any subject-matter into practically unlimited contextuality. Complexity reveals the measure of differences and uncertainty in any reality analyzed. It is a kind of soft reductionism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55081546860a49ca8160d2dc5358910a2022-12-22T00:15:02ZdeuPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Philosophy2313-23022408-89002012-03-010152111282Paradigmatical Heuristics of Complexity in Humanities and Social SciencesP K Grechko0Российский университет дружбы народовThe article deals with those possibilities and perspectives which are opened by complexity in solving problems of human cultures and society. Complexity is metaphorically defined as the spirit of contemporaneity. Historically it is opposed to simplicity characteristic of modernity. As a methodological approach complexity legitimizes combining completely different things, small and large in particular. It plunges any subject-matter into practically unlimited contextuality. Complexity reveals the measure of differences and uncertainty in any reality analyzed. It is a kind of soft reductionism.http://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/11283сложностность (сложносистемное мышление)простотамодернитисовременность (контемпоренити)контекстуальностьдеконструкцияредукционизм |
| spellingShingle | P K Grechko Paradigmatical Heuristics of Complexity in Humanities and Social Sciences RUDN Journal of Philosophy сложностность (сложносистемное мышление) простота модернити современность (контемпоренити) контекстуальность деконструкция редукционизм |
| title | Paradigmatical Heuristics of Complexity in Humanities and Social Sciences |
| title_full | Paradigmatical Heuristics of Complexity in Humanities and Social Sciences |
| title_fullStr | Paradigmatical Heuristics of Complexity in Humanities and Social Sciences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paradigmatical Heuristics of Complexity in Humanities and Social Sciences |
| title_short | Paradigmatical Heuristics of Complexity in Humanities and Social Sciences |
| title_sort | paradigmatical heuristics of complexity in humanities and social sciences |
| topic | сложностность (сложносистемное мышление) простота модернити современность (контемпоренити) контекстуальность деконструкция редукционизм |
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