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"An organism is not a static system closed to the outside and always containing the identical components; it is an open system in a (quasi-) steady state . . . in which material continually enters from, and leaves into, the outside environment." - Ludwig von Bertalanffy

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Ulysses, Chaos, and Complexity

In Ulysses James Joyce uncannily anticipates the perspective of the new chaoticians and shares the metaphysical implications of their worldview. Moreover, understanding Ulysses in light of chaos theory can substantially refine our sense of how the novel should be read and legitimately interpreted.
Posted by Cameron Jasper at 12:32 PM
Labels: complexity, literature, Science

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