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Complex systems are systems characterized by a large number of interconnected components. Those systems resist simple reductionism and, therefore, the researcher should study the overall dynamics of a complex system as evident from the emergence of gestalt forms out of micro-level interactions. Should we examine the mind as a complex socio-somatic-semiotic system?
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Neuman, Y. (2003). What is so Complex about Complexity?. In: Processes and Boundaries of the Mind. Contemporary Systems Thinking. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9078-5_16
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