Chaos and life : complexity and order in evolution and thought /
Richard J. Bird.
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2003.
- x, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An alternative view of evolving complexity. Bird argues that randomness means not disorder but infinite order and that complexity arises from the "playing out" of chaotic systems.
023112662X (alk. paper)
2003051637
GBA3-U8710
Biology--Philosophy. Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy. Chaotic behavior in systems.