On some aspects of control in the context of complexity Cover Image

O niektórych aspektach sterowania w warunkach złożoności
On some aspects of control in the context of complexity

Author(s): Sławomir Wyciślak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie we współpracy z Wydawnictwem Naukowym Scholar
Keywords: complexity; control; system; system approach; modularity

Summary/Abstract: The paper begins with an overview of complexity evolution, its nature and types. The author discusses e.g. the characteristics of epistemological, dynamic and computational complexity. Next, he describes the evolution of the system approach in the context of complexity mastering. He then focuses on the problem of control. Self-control and modularity are considered as the conditions of complexity control in a global system. To master complexity, one needs absorbers, i.e. values identifi ed within the system. A framework in which absorbers can be created is provided by the agents’ subjectivity. Diff erent variants of modules have been identifi ed with reference to agent subjectivity, and his or her reflexivity and inertia.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 163-176
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish