Complexity, Emergence and the Evolution of Scientific Theories: Towards a Predictive Epistemology

This book offers a unique perspective on the evolution of scientific theories through the lens of their changing complexity.To explore this non-trivial connection, the author draws on well-known historical cases from the philosophy of science tradition to test the central theses of the work. At the same time, the book develops a conceptual framework in which the debates on emergence and complexity...