Tag Archives: systems approach

Digging into systems. Not as wonkish as it may sound. Real-World Economics Review BlogMathematics and the constructions and emergent outcomes of socioeconomic phenomena Ikonoclast Also at RWEREcological limits and hierarchical power from Blair Fix, Shimshon Bichler and Jonathan Nitzan

Here, "society" is being used as a metaphor rather than a description. I would prefer to use "system" rather than "society," and to compare biological systems with social systems, since this is more descriptive and less evocative. At the same time, I agree that the use of "society" is legitimate and useful in biology and evolutionary theory.   There are three major types of systems, corresponding to the three major branches of science — physical, biological, and social. There are...