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Scientists typically advocate the analytic method of studying complex systems: systems are divided into component parts that are investigated separately. ███

Scientists' perspective · Analytic method

For complex systems, divide into component parts and study each part.

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Critics' perspective · System loses complexity when parts are studied separately

Critics' new concept · Organicism

The whole determines the parts, and the parts are interdependent. ("Perceived" weaknesses suggests author will later say these weaknesses in analytic method were not real.)

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Basis of organicism · Theory of internal relations

Entities have relationships with each other only if they're part of a whole that contains the entities. Relationships alter each entity, and relationships determine defining characteristics of an entity.

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Critique of internal relations theory · Not all characteristics of an entity define that entity

Entities can have relationships that don't change the entities.

Additional critique of internal relations theory · Makes acquiring knowledge impossible

According to the theory, to known an entity, you have to know all of its relationships. But that seems impossible to do.

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Origin of organicism · Didn't understand the analytic method

Analytic method doesn't involve studying individual parts in complete isolation from the whole. Scientists still studied laws and initial conditions of the whole system.

Main point · Rejection of organicism

No valid reason to abandon analytic method. Organicists didn't show that we can't discover the laws and initial conditions of complex systems.

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