"It wasn’t so long ago that complexity thinking was synonymous with bottom-up computer simulation. However, in the past 5-10 years we have seen other threads emerge from this mathematically focused starting point that acknowledge the profound philosophical implications of complexity."
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Kurt A. Richardson and Gerald Midgley (2007) "Systems theory and complexity: Part 4" in: E:CO Issue Vol. 9 Nos. 1-2 2007 pp. xx–xx.
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