AN APPROACH TOWARDS HOLISM IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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作者：
Jason SHERWIN [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Aerospace Engineering,Georgia Institute of Technology
来源：
JournalofSystemsScienceandSystemsEngineering | 2010年 / 19卷 / 03期
关键词：
Reductionism; holism; agent-based modeling; linearizations; multi-disciplinary optimization; complex phenomena; understanding; Markov-chain; vector space; hierarchical temporal memories; neuroscience-influenced computing;
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N945.1 [系统分析];
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摘要：
This paper posits the desirability of a shift towards a holistic approach over reductionist approaches in the understanding of complex phenomena encountered in science and engineering.An argument based on set theory is used to analyze three examples that illustrate the shortcomings of the reductionist approach.Using these cases as motivational points,a holistic approach to understand complex phenomena is proposed,whereby the human brain acts as a template to do so.Recognizing the need to maintain the transparency of the analysis provided by reductionism,a promising computational approach is offered by which the brain is used as a template for understanding complex phenomena.Some of the details of implementing this approach are also addressed.
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页码：285 / 305
页数：21
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