Chaos and Order: Complex Dynamics in Literature and Science

by N. Katherine Hayles

Book Overview

The scientific discovery that chaotic systems embody deep structures of order is one of such wide-ranging implications that it has attracted attention across a spectrum of disciplines, including the humanities. In this volume, fourteen theorists explore the significance for literary and cultural studies of the new paradigm of chaotics, forging connections between contemporary literature and the science of chaos. They examine how changing ideas of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226321444
• ISBN13: 9780226321448
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 6.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Completely different from the norm

What shocked me was when the book started by talking about chaos and buddhist philosophy. This is not a book that will teach you the basics on fractals, nor is it an advanced book that will teach you how to run an experiment on chaos. I don't really know what this book is but whatever it is, it is INTERESTING. I was not expecting such a different topic base. Apparently, this book is a collection of essays, all based on chaose but from non-mathematical perspectives.