Author:
Allen, T. F. H. author.
Edition Statement:Second edition.
ImprintChicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Description417 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note:Introduction -- A theory for medium number systems -- Hierarchies -- The Janus-faced holon -- Scales and filters -- Sirens of certainty -- Origins of life as a complex medium number system -- A wrinkle in time: evolution by preadaptation -- Functional and structural boundaries -- The self-replicating hierarchy -- Scaling strategies -- Scale and complex systems -- Identifying the scale in community ecology -- Hierarchy as a context for modeling and simulation -- Diversity and connectedness -- Scale as an investigative tool.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-405) and indexes.
