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Order and Disorder
David Rich
出版Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2001-02-28
主題Education / GeneralPsychology / General
ISBN03130007439780313000744
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=IavOEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋After critiquing chaos, catastrophe, and complexity theories, showing their limitations in the contemporary era, Rich furthers the development of crisis theory and applies the crisis theory approach to biological and social evolution. Treating evolution in the context of crisis theory, he shows that as evolution is both genetic and social, social evolution is an extension of biological evolution. As physical evolution results from problem solving, social evolution develops from the solving of historically significant problems, bringing about, for instance, the post-World War II era of knowledge. In this context, Rich discusses the problems of our era, with an emphasis on the paradox of industrialization and its consequences for wealthy and poor nations alike. The paradox of industrialization is approached in terms of crisis theory and resolved.