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Challenging chaos theory and catastrophe theory, the author contends that with the fragmented state of knowledge in contemporary times, these dynamic equilibrium-oriented theories are inadequate for generating new knowledge. Arguing that knowledge is dynamic and disequilibrium-oriented, Rich provides a new theoretical approach—crisis theory—and applies it to the problems of economics, politics, and the natural sciences. Crisis theory is constructed to deal with changes in problem areas, to allow for the development of new theories in both existing and emerging problem areas, and to allow for the exchange of information within opposing theories in economics and politics.
The book is composed of three parts. Part 1 discusses the role of knowledge and its anti-realism in our contemporary era and establishes the need for a new theory. Part 2 develops the schematic of crisis theory. In Part 3, the theory is applied to the problems of long-term business cycle theories, the nine implications of Mancur Olson's logic, the problems of the postindustrial future-oriented countries, and the paradox of industrialization.
Table of Contents
Our Contemporary Era
Comments on Science and Philosophy
Further Comments on Chaos Theory
Chaos and Catastrophe Theory--A Critique
Crisis Theory
Introductory Comments
Crisis Theory--The Formal Statement
Crisis Theory--Dynamics and Discontinuity
The Critical Test
Crisis Theory and Its Applications
Introductory Comments
Crisis Theory and Long-Run Business Cycles
Crisis Theory and the Rise and Change of Nations
Crisis Theory and the Dynamics of Nations
Future Orientation and the Paradox of Industrialization
Conclusion--Comments on Philosophy and Physics
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Oct 28 1997 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 248 |
| ISBN | 9780275957223 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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