Probability – on the way of studying complexity

Authors

  • Yu. V. Sachkov Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences

Keywords:

probability, chance, complexly-organized systems, the statistical system

Abstract

It is shown in the paper that a precondition of studying complex and complex-organized systems is appealing to probabilistic (statistical) methods of investigation. Complexity is not just catastrophic growth of the numbers of elements or parameters of the systems. It is rather an “intricacy” of the forms of interractions between elements and subsystems of the complex-organized systems. It is proved that adequate study of complexity demands special attention to the ideas of chance, independence and hierarchy which have its roots in the theory of probability and its applications. It is shown in the paper that a precondition of studying complex and complex-organized systems is appealing to probabilistic (statistical) methods of investigation.

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Published

2018-10-28