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Pragmatic Holism*1
Bruce Edmonds
Centre for Policy Modelling,
Manchester Metropolitan University,
Aytoun Building, Aytoun Street,
Manchester, M1 3GH, UK.
In the face of complexity, even an in-principle reductionist may be at the same time a pragmatic holist.*2
- Contents
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- Abstract
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- 1 - Introduction
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- 2 - The reductionist/holist debate
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- 3 - Practical limits to modelling
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- 4 - The number - complexity analogy
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- 5 - Formal modelling and reductionism
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- 6 - Heuristics in the search for truth
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- 7 - Conclusion - combining a plurality of techniques
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- Acknowledgements
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- References
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Pragmatic Holism - Bruce Edmonds - 22 FEB 96
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