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Overview
We live in a moment of unprecedented complexity, an era in which change and information can move faster than our ability to comprehend them. With The Moment of Complexity, Mark C. Taylor offers a map for the unfamiliar terrain opening in our midst, unfolding an original philosophy for our time through a remarkable synthesis of science and culture.
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Meet the Author
Mark C. Taylor is professor of religion and chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University. His most recent book is After God, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Table of Contents
List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction
1. From Grids to Networks
Collapsing Walls The Edge of Chaos Grid Work Superficial Complexity Net Work
2. Critical Emergency
Politics and Criticism Power and Structures Generational Gaps Digital Divide Decoding the Real
3. Strange Loops
True Lies Machines and Death Beauty of Organisms Undecidable Openings
4. Noise in Formation
Buzz of Information Information Ages Information and Communication Time and Uncertainty Shifty Static
5. Emerging Complexity
Real Close Crystals and Smoke Implication of Complexity E-mergence Birds and Bees
6. Evolving Complexity
Ant Smarts Complex Adaptive Systems E-volution Species of Origin Morphing Punctuation
7. Screening Information
How This Book Is Being Written Channeling Experience Culturing Networks Viral Webs Cybergnosis Incarnational Networks
Coda. The Currency of Education
Practicing Theory Education Business Useful and Useless Education Critical Faculties Networking Education Notes Bibliography Index