Scholl, Raphael (2013) Confessions of a Complexity Skeptic. [Preprint]

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Three objections to Max Urchs's paper on complexity are discussed. First, Urchs's macroeconomic illustrations of the benefits of complexity thinking are open to more conventional interpretations. Second, Urchs formulates a thesis concerning the relationship between science and society which is untenable if taken as a historical claim and insufficiently developed if taken as a metaphor. Third, methodological problems in history and philosophy of science plague Urchs's discussion of neuroscience.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Scholl, Raphael raphael.scholl@gmail.com
Additional Information:	To appear in: M. C. Galavotti, S. Hartmann, M. Weber, W. Gonzalez, D. Dieks, and T. Uebel, eds., New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Springer.
Keywords:	complexity economics neuroscience policy analysis history and philosophy of science methodology
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Neuroscience General Issues > Science and Society
Depositing User:	Raphael Scholl
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2013 05:08
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2014 12:14
Item ID:	9848
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Neuroscience General Issues > Science and Society
Date:	2013
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9848

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