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On Complexity as Meta-Theory: a perspective from Economics

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  • Redigonda, Margherita

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The absence of a recognized definition of complexity makes very difficult to study it. This paper attempts to provide a definition of complexity following the insight expressed by Anderson in the 1972 article "More is Different" in an anti-reductionist perspective and recognizing the difference between the idea of complexity and the mathematical methods historically used for the study of complex systems. The definition provided allows for the recognition of complexity as a meta-theory rather than as a scientific theory, describing its characteristics. Next, the relationship between complexity and economics is explored from a historical and methodological perspective, recognizing three different archetypes of the relationship (neo-empirical, post-neoclassical, meta-theoretical). Finally, what social norms hinder or would facilitate the adoption of complexity meta-theory in scientific practice are described.

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  • Redigonda, Margherita, 2023. "On Complexity as Meta-Theory: a perspective from Economics," OSF Preprints hnvzx, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:hnvzx
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/hnvzx
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