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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (31828)6/7/2002 4:32:25 PM
From: paul_philp  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Nadine:

Here are some suggestions.

Paul

For an introduction to the field of complexity, the people behind it and it's history:

Complexity: the Emerging Science At the Edge of Order and Chaos
by M. Mitchell Waldrop
amazon.com

Stuart Kauffman is the intellectual centre of
gravity of the emreging emergence science.

At Home in the Universe: The Search for Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
by Stuart Kauffman

Essays on Life Itself (Complexity in Ecological Systems Series)
by Robert Rosen

amazon.com

A favorite of mine.

Complexity and Postmodernism : Understanding Complex Systems
by Paul Cilliers

amazon.com

An Introduction to General Systems Thinking
by Gerald M. Weinberg

amazon.com

The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex World
by Jack Cohen, Ian Stewart (Contributor)

amazon.com

Here is a movie nobody has ever seen but they should show it in high schools.
Mindwalk (1991)
Starring: Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston
Director: Bernt Capra
Synopsis: Multidisciplinary examination of human beings' place in the universe is a metaphysical, environmentally conscious talk-fest. Sombre art-house film pleases fans of cerebral drama looking for heady, philosophical fare.

reel.com