Abstract
A major property of complex systems is their self-structuring in multiple conditioning levels with different spatial and temporal scales.
Multi-scale and multi-level aspects for modern theories and concepts as: dissipative structures, auto-catalytic systems, catastrophes, synergetics, fractals, artificial life, complex adaptive systems, cybernetics, and biomimetic computation are revealed here.
The topic of multi-level structure of reality and its relation to the study of categories is discussed with emphasize on ontology and pragmatism.
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Iordache, O. (2011). Introduction. In: Modeling Multi-Level Systems. Understanding Complex Systems, vol 70. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17946-4_1
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