Complexity: The Co-evolution of epistemology, axiology and ontology

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-50

  Allen, Peter M ^a   Varga, Liz ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axiology; Co evolution; Complexity; Ecology; Economics; Epistemology; Knowledge; Ontology; Social systems; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE;

COGNITION; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 33947111067     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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