Thinking in Complexity pp 305-326 | Cite as
Epilogue on Future, Science, and Ethics
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The principles of complex systems suggest that the physical, social, and mental world is nonlinear and complex. This essential result of epistemology has important consequences for our present and future behavior. Science and technology will have a crucial impact on future developments. Thus this book finishes with an outlook on future, science, and ethics in a complex and nonlinear world. What can we know about its future? What should we do?
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Problem Space Epidemic Model Strange Attractor Forecast Method Delphi Method
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