A general theory of complex living systems: Exploring the demand side of dynamics

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ComplexityVolume 13, Issue 6 p. 12-20 Essays and CommentariesFree Access A general theory of complex living systems: Exploring the demand side of dynamics Graeme Donald Snooks, Graeme Donald Snooks [email protected] G. D. Snooks is affiliated with the Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra 0200 ACT, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Graeme Donald Snooks, Graeme Donald Snooks [email protected] G. D. Snooks is affiliated with the Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra 0200 ACT, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 March 2008 https://doi.org/10.1002/cplx.20225Citations: 14 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES 1 Holland, J. Hidden Order; Addison-Wesley: Reading, 1995. 2 Holland, J. Emergence; Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1998. 3 Casti, J. The computer as a laboratory. Complexity 1999, 4(5), 12– 14. 4 Schuster, P. Quo vadit. Complexity 2002, 7(1), 3– 4. 5 Chu, D.;Strand, R.;Fjelland, R. Theories of complexity. Complexity 2003, 8(3), 19– 30. 6 Horgan, J. The End of Science; Broadway Books: New York, 1996. 7 Sardar, Z.;Ravetz, J. Complexity: Fad or future? Futures 1994, 26, 563– 567. 8 Epstein, J.M. Agent-based computational models and generative social science. Complexity 1999, 4(5), 41– 60. 9 Bak, P. How Nature Works; Oxford University Press: New York, 1997. 10 Newman, M.E.J. Power laws. Pareto distributions and Zipf's law. Contemp Phys 2005, 46, 323– 351. 11 Bak, P.;Chen, K.;Creutz, M. Self-organized criticality in the “game of life”. Nature 1989, 342, 780– 781. 12 Prigogine, I. From Being to Becoming; W.H. Freeman: New York, 1981. 13 Buchanan, M. Ubiquity; Weidenfeld & Nicolson: London, 2000. 14 Ball, P. Critical Mass; Arrow Books: London, 2004. 15 Gribbin, J. Deep Simplicity; Penguin: London, 2005. 16 Epstein, J.M.;Axtell, R. Growing Artificial Societies; MIT Press: Cambridge, MA, 1996. 17 Axelrod, R. Advancing the art of simulation in the social sciences. Complexity 1997, 3, 193– 199. 18 L. Tesfatsion; K.L. Judd Eds. Handbook of Computational Economics, Vol. 2: Agent-Based Computational Economics; Elsevier/North Holland: Amsterdam, 2006. 19 Arthur, W.B.;Polak, W. The evolution of technology within a simple computer model. Complexity 2006, 11(5), 23– 31. 20 Snooks, G.D. Self-organisation or selfcreation? From social physics to realist dynamics. Social Evol Hist 2007, 6, 118– 144. 21 Snooks, G.D. Economics Without Time. A Science Blind to the Forces of Historical Change; University of Michigan Press/Macmillan: AnnArbor/London, 1993. 22 Snooks, G.D. The Global Crisis Makers. An End to Progress and Liberty?; St Martins Press/Macmillan: New York/London, 2000. 23 Axelrod, R. The Evolution of Cooperation; Basic Books: New York, 1984. 24 Axelrod, R. The evolution of strategies in the iterated prisoner's dilemma. In:Genetic Algorithms and Simulated Annealing, L. Davis, Ed.; Pitman: London, 1987. 25 Snooks, G.D. The Selfcreating Mind; University Press of America, Rowman & Littlefield Group: Lanham, MD, 2006. 26 Snooks, G.D. The Dynamic Society. Exploring the Sources of Global Change; Routledge: London, 1996. 27 Snooks, G.D. The Ephemeral Civilization. Exploding the Myth of Social Evolution; Routledge: London, 1997. 28 Snooks, G.D. The Laws of History; Routledge: London, 1998. 29 Snooks, G.D. Longrun Dynamics. A General Economic and Political Theory; St Martins Press/Macmillan: New York, 1998. 30 Snooks, G.D. Global Transition. A General Theory of Economic Development; St Martins Press/Macmillan: New York, 1999. 31 Snooks, G.D. Uncovering the laws of global history. Social Evol Hist 2002, 1(1), 25– 53. 32 Snooks, G.D. The Collapse of Darwinism or The Rise of a Realist Theory of Life; Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield Group: Lanham, MD, 2003. 33 Snooks, G.D. The origins of life on earth: A new general dynamic theory. Adv Space Res 2005, 36, 226– 234. 34 Nazaretyan, A.P. The Snooks-Panov vertical. In: The Global Studies Dictionary; A.N. Chumakov; I.I. Mazow, Eds.; Dialog Raduga Publishers: Moscow, 2005. 35 Nazaretyan, A.P. Big (universal) history paradigm: Versions and approaches. Social Evol Hist 2005, 4(1), 61– 86. 36 Abel, D.L.;Trevors, J.T. Three subsets of sequence complexity and their relevance to biopolymeric information. Theor Biol Med Model 2005, 2, 29. Citing Literature Volume13, Issue6July/August 2008Pages 12-20 ReferencesRelatedInformation