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= Major Thinkers on Emergence and Complex Systems =
= Major Thinkers on Emergence and Complex Systems =
We should abandon disciplinary-only thinking, but not disciplines themselves


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Many fields accept emergence. Physics and biology the most, others partially.

Major Thinkers on Emergence and Complex Systems

We should abandon disciplinary-only thinking, but not disciplines themselves

Thinker Field Key Contribution to Emergence Notable Work
Philip W. Anderson Condensed Matter Physics Introduced the idea that higher levels of complexity exhibit new laws More Is Different
Stuart Kauffman Complexity Biology Self-organization and autocatalytic sets At Home in the Universe
Murray Gell-Mann Physics / Complexity Science Founder of complexity science at Santa Fe Institute The Quark and the Jaguar
John H. Holland Complex Adaptive Systems Genetic algorithms and adaptive systems Hidden Order
W. Brian Arthur Economics Increasing returns and complexity economics The Nature of Technology
Eric Beinhocker Complexity Economics Economic systems as evolutionary processes The Origin of Wealth
Herbert A. Simon Cognitive Science / Economics Hierarchical complexity and bounded rationality The Sciences of the Artificial
Ilya Prigogine Thermodynamics Dissipative structures and far-from-equilibrium systems Order Out of Chaos
Per Bak Statistical Physics Self-organized criticality How Nature Works
Geoffrey West Complexity Physics Scaling laws in biology and cities Scale
Steven Strogatz Nonlinear Dynamics Synchronization phenomena Sync
Duncan J. Watts Network Science Small-world networks and social contagion Six Degrees
Albert-László Barabási Network Science Scale-free networks Linked
Yaneer Bar-Yam Complexity Science Multiscale systems and complexity policy Dynamics of Complex Systems
Joshua M. Epstein Agent-Based Modeling Generative social science Growing Artificial Societies
Robert Axelrod Political Science / Complexity Emergence of cooperation The Evolution of Cooperation
Elinor Ostrom Political Economy Emergent governance of commons Governing the Commons
David Krakauer Complexity Biology Information and evolutionary complexity Santa Fe Institute research
Mark Newman Network Science Mathematical structure of networks Networks: An Introduction
Scott E. Page Complexity Social Science Diversity and collective intelligence The Difference
Nassim Nicholas Taleb Complexity / Risk Nonlinear systems and antifragility Antifragile
Thomas Schelling Economics / Game Theory Emergent segregation models Micromotives and Macrobehavior
Brian Goodwin Theoretical Biology Self-organization in biological form How the Leopard Changed Its Spots
Karl Friston Neuroscience Free energy principle and emergent cognition Active inference theory
Andy Clark Philosophy / Cognitive Science Extended mind and emergent cognition Surfing Uncertainty
Jaegwon Kim Philosophy of Mind Critiques of strong emergence Mind in a Physical World
David Chalmers Philosophy Strong emergence and consciousness debate The Conscious Mind
Manfred Eigen Biophysics Self-organization in molecular evolution Hypercycle theory
Cesare Marchesini Complexity Theory Mathematical modeling of emergent dynamics Systems research
Simon Levin Ecology Emergence in ecosystems and multi-scale systems Princeton complexity research