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NON LINEAR PHILOSOPHY Linear Philosophy, or the idea that everything that exists is connected through cause and effect to everything else that exists came into its own with DesCartes in the seventeenth century. But it is an assumption. Non Linear philosophy simply sets that assumption aside and examines the universe as connected through complex organization.

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STRUCTURE AND CHANGE IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS Originally writen in 1982 to provide a view of the early literature on complexity theory and an introduction to the ideas that served as the starting point for non-linear philosophy

SCIENCE AS PARADIGMATIC COMPLEXITY Originally published in 1984 in the International Journal of Gemeral Systems is an application of non linear philosophy that demonstrates the dynamic nature of modern science.

COMPLEXITY AND A PRAGMATIC THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE Originally published in 1984 in the International Journal of Gemeral Systems is an example of non linear philosophy applied toward an understanding of the structure of knowledge in the human brain.

THE ROLE OF COMPLEXITY IN AN INTEGRATED SCIENCE OF SOCIOLOGY Originally published in 1985 in the International Journal of Gemeral Systems is an application of non linear philosophy that demonstrates the role that complex organization plays in the structure of social theories.

Contingency and Complexity in the Social Theory of Niklas Luhmann" Originaly published in theInternational Journal of General Systems, in 1985 This article illustrates the power of non-linear philosophy for explaining very difficult concepts in relatively simple terms Even with the obscure language used by Niklas Luhmann.

Complex Organization and Niklas Luhmann's Sociology of Law" Published in the International Journal of General Systems, in 1989 this article uses the principles of non-linear philosophy to illustrate and expand on the brilliant approach toward the sociology of Law of Niklas Luhmann.

IS THE WORLD A RATIONAL PLACE? DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? FIND OUT WHY Read God Science and Reason br> By Wallace H. Provost Jr. Write me and let me know what you think.

TWO ETHICAL QUESTIONS There are no ethical rabbits, rocks, or corporations. Only people can be ethical. If you accept this point of view then two questions immediately come to mind. Is Ethics a Matter of Knowledge? Or, Is Ethics a Matter of Training. These two articles examine these questions utilizing the deepest reservoirs of western thought.

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