scholarly journals Radical Embodied Computation: Reproduction of Similarity by Analogy as an Order Generating Mechanism in Complex Systems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Hasselman
Keyword(s):  
Complex Adaptive Systems ◽  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
The Body ◽  
Affine Scaling ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
Behavior And Cognition

About two decades ago, scholars from the scientific disciplines that study human behavior and cognition, suggested an era of post-cognitivism was imminent, in which the computer metaphor, computationalism and representationalism would be discarded as viable theoretical frameworks for explaining phenomena of the body and the mind. In the present paper I argue that explanations of complex adaptive behavior require a theory of meaning mechanics that explains how complex adaptive systems can use semantic information to coordinate their behavior. This calls for a unification of sorts between the insights obtained in ecological psychology and embodied embedded cognition with principles of natural computation (cf. Decastro, 2007) in the context of explaining the behavior and properties of complex adaptive systems and networks (see e.g., Freeman et al., 2001; Chialvo, 2010; Flack, 2017a; Scheffer et al., 2018). I will refer to this framework as Radical Embodied Computation (REC++) and discuss some of the philosophical and theoretical issues that have to be resolved. I conclude by suggesting a mechanism for the emergence of meaning that is based the conception of self-affine scaling as the reproduction of similarity by analogy.

A ground cover-based incentive approach to enhancing resilience in rangelands viewed as complex adaptive systems

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald B. Hacker ◽  
Peter J. Jessop ◽  
Warren J. Smith ◽  
Gavin J. Melville
Keyword(s):  
Complex Adaptive Systems ◽  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
New South ◽  
Ground Cover ◽  
Policy Mix ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Practical Operation ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
Grazing Lands ◽  
Theoretical Issues

Inconsistencies can commonly be expected between the financial goals of rangeland grazing enterprises and public conservation goals such as maintenance of ground cover to reduce erosion. Where the State wishes to promote conservation outcomes, incentive schemes which reward these outcomes on privately managed grazing lands are an option. We describe one such scheme intended to achieve conservation outcomes and support the development of resilience in the complex adaptive (human–environmental) rangeland system through payments related to measured ground cover. A pilot program in western New South Wales has shown that the practical operation of such a program is uncomplicated and that while several theoretical issues could be further refined there is a rationale for extension of the program based on parameters and processes that are agreed by the participants. We suggest that development of such a scheme should be considered as part of the policy mix related to natural resource management and drought assistance.

scholarly journals The viable decision maker for CAS survival: how to change and adapt through fitting process

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1006-1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Carrubbo ◽  
Francesca Iandolo ◽  
Valentina Pitardi ◽  
Mario Calabrese
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Complex Adaptive Systems ◽  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
Organizational Design ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
General Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Adaptive

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the decision-making process in the management of the complex adaptive systems (CAS), particularly focusing on the dimensions that affect the individual decision maker (DM) when passing from decision to behavior in fitting processes. Although the importance of the general process of fitting in terms of organizational design has been highlighted in earlier studies, a closer focus on the DM perspective is required. Design/methodology/approach Starting from the theoretical frameworks of viable systems approach (vSa) and addressing the evolving concepts of change and adaptation in CAS, the work takes the DM perspective and investigates the dimensions involved in the paths that lead complex decisions into behaviors, when referring to fitting processes. The paper reviews the vSa and the concept of CAS, deepening the decision making in fitting processes. Then, the paper proceeds to discuss the schemes and the categories that affect, at different levels, the decision and behavioral choices by proposing an interpretative framework. Findings The paper proposes a general framework useful to recognize/identify which are the elements/dimensions that have to be considered when organizations change in pursuing survival. The findings of the paper also show how adopting a vSa as a meta-model can be insightful to the understanding of service systems and useful in fully comprehending decision-making processes and behavior in complex adaptive system. Originality/value The originality of this paper lies in exploring the decision making process in CAS, adopting a closer perspective on the single DM through the lens of the vSa.

scholarly journals Adaptive DynAmic Pattern Theory (ADAPT) of Psychopathology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merlijn Olthof ◽  
Fred Hasselman ◽  
Freek Johannes Wilhelmus Oude Maatman ◽  
Anna Maria Theodora Bosman ◽  
Anna Lichtwarck-Aschoff
Keyword(s):  
Complex Adaptive Systems ◽  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
Adaptive System ◽  
Complex Adaptive System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Pattern Theory ◽  
Adaptive Dynamic ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
Dynamic Patterns ◽  
The Individual

There is a renewed interest for complex adaptive system approaches that can account for the inherently complex and dynamic nature of psychopathology. Yet, a theory of psychopathology grounded in the principles of complex adaptive systems is lacking. Here, we present such a theory based on in the notion of adaptive dynamic patterns. We postulate that all observable phenomena of the body and mind are dynamic patterns that emerge from an open complex adaptive system constituted by interdependent biopsychosocial processes located in the individual and its environment, which operate on multiple timescales. Psychopathology is a self-organizing emergent property of a system, meaning that psychopathology arises solely from the interdependencies in the system and is not prescribed by an internal or external ‘blueprint’. While dynamic patterns of psychopathology are highly idiographic in content due to continuous individual-environment transactions, we claim that their change over time can be described by general principles of pattern formation in complex adaptive systems. Our theory thus integrates idiographic and nomothetic science. A discussion of implications for classification, intervention and public health concludes the paper.

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