Complexity Reference: compref624 (BibTex)

Authors: McShea,D

Year: 1991

Title: Complexity and Evolution: what everybody knows

Journal: Biology and Philosophy, 6(3), 303-3024

Comments: Questions the assumption that complexity increases with evolution, examines what evidence there is and speculates on the social causes of this assuption. Complexity is defined as a function of the number of parts and the irregularity of their arrangement Complexity as a function of the number of parts and the irregularity of their arrangement

Keywords: EVOLUTION, SCIENCE, SELF-ORGANIZING, STRUCTURE, COMPLEXITY, SIZE, LENGTH, BIOLOGY, SOCIAL,

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