Complexity and Postmodernism¶
Cilliers, P. (1998). Complexity and Postmodernism: Understanding Complex Systems. Routledge.
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Primes¶
- Boundary Critique
This sourceCilliers formalized complexity science for engineering and social contexts; distinguished complexity from complication; emphasized emergence, non-linearity, networks.
- Complexity
- Mis-applying expertise to complex domains ("we know what's happening here, execute the plan") has produced major failures (Vietnam, housing-bubble-era risk management, early-COVID response assumptions)
This sourceDistinguishes complexity from complication; emphasizes emergence, non-linearity, and the limits of analytic/expert mastery of complex systems — topical support for the expert-knowledge-vs-system-behavior tension at D26-090. Verified existing and supporting. (Historical examples in the prose — Vietnam, housing bubble — are not from Cilliers.)
- Mis-applying expertise to complex domains ("we know what's happening here, execute the plan") has produced major failures (Vietnam, housing-bubble-era risk management, early-COVID response assumptions)
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