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This article deals with the question of whether nature is dominated by chance or necessity. If one tries to answer this question, one has to distinguish between a basic level and the world as we see it. This is also connected with the distinction between objectivity and subjectivity. It turns out that there is a whole spectrum of complex phenomena ranging from order to disorder. Deterministic chaos is treated in some detail. It is shown that it has more to do with self-organization than with disorder. Finally, the possible relevance for clinical psychology is taken into account.
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Kratky, K.W. (1992). Chaos and Disorder. In: Tschacher, W., Schiepek, G., Brunner, E.J. (eds) Self-Organization and Clinical Psychology. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 58. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77534-5_4
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