Life, chaos, and transdisciplinarity : a personal journey

Bob Hodge

Life, chaos, and transdisciplinarity : a personal journey

Bob Hodge

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Abstract

This article uses an autobiography as an object of research, to both illustrate some principles of chaos theory in analytic practice, and give those ideas a personal and social context, thereby producing a unique but explanation-rich history of chaos theory and recent intellectual history of transdisciplinarity and social research in the West. The ideas from Chaos Theory it uses and illustrates include: three-body analysis (Poincar); fractals (Mandelbrot); fuzzy logic (Zadeh); and the butterfly effect (Lorenz).

Original language	English
Number of pages	14
Journal	World Futures
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Lorenz, Edward N.
Mandelbrot, Benoit B.
PoincareÃŒÂ, Henri, 1854-1912
Zadeh, Lotfi Asker
chaotic behavior in systems
fuzzy logic

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