Part III, forward, non-linear systems

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message: John O'Brien: "forward part 4, non-linear dynamics"
• Previous message: John O'Brien: "forward part II - non linear dynamics"

PART III: FOR MYSELF THE MOST EXCITING IMPLICATIONS OF THE RESEARCH ARE
THOSE WHICH SPEAK TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. DATA WHICH YEILD WEAK
CORRELATIONS CAN NO LONGER BE DISCARDED WITHOUT FIRST USING THESE NEW
ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES. CONTRARDICTORY FINDINGS ARE POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON
WHICH CYCLE ONE IS STUDYING. THE TRADITIONAL EPISTEMOLOGICAL TOOLS IN
THE KNOWLEDGE PROCESS WHICH ASSUME LINEARITY AND TIGHTLY CONNECTED CAUSALITY
HAVE TO BE CONFINED TO A SMALL SET OF SIMPLE DYNAMICS...FALSIFICATION,
REPLICATION, PREDICTION AND THEORY BUILDING ARE SET ASIDE FOR MOST SOCIAL
SCIENCE MISSIONS GIVEN THE VERY FUZZY STRUCTURES AND CHANGING DYNAMICS IN
COMPLEX SOCIAL SYSTEMS. LOTS OF REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE BEGINNER.
WRITE DR. HAMILTON AT TWU, DENTON, TX., 76204 FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLE.

• Next message: John O'Brien: "forward part 4, non-linear dynamics"
• Previous message: John O'Brien: "forward part II - non linear dynamics"