A Crude Look at the Whole: The Science of Complex Systems in Business, Life, and Society

by John H. Miller and John H. Miller

Book Overview

A top expert explains why a social and economic understanding of complex systems will help society to anticipate and confront our biggest challenges

Imagine trying to understand a stained glass window by breaking it into pieces and examining it one shard at a time. While you could probably learn a lot about each piece, you would have no idea about what the entire picture looks like. This is reductionism -- the idea that to understand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465055699
• ISBN13: 9780465055692
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.4"