Download or read book Critical Complexity written by Rika Preiser and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary theories on complex adaptive systems stem from a natural science perspective. Paul Cilliers was one of the first complexity thinkers to translate the theoretical concepts into a qualitative and normative understanding of complexity. This collected volume of essays consolidates his later work. The introduction by Preiser and Woermann reflects on the significance of his contribution within the broader field of complex systems thinking.