The central purpose of this study is the integration of modem philosophical
thinking with different chaos theory principles and definitions to form relational
perspectives. Relations are used in different contexts to base the causes of
deterministic chaos (chaost) in the laws of nature which constitutes order. The
chaost-attractor is used as subjective conception to investigate the possibilities of
hidden order in a seemingly chaotic state of the objective reality.
Relevant definitions of the chaos theory were analysed methodically and
transcendentally with the aid of concepts of order and relations. Attention is given
to the broad associations and analogies from philosophy and other disciplines
which relate to the connectivity of objects to form systems. Subjective model
development was done which is used to consequentially analyse some
statements from published research which applied principles of chaost.
It is argued that: the intrinsic properties of objects determine the causality of
forces which bind objects to compose systems; a web of interactive bonds
functions subjective to laws of nature which determine whether a system is in a
state of order, chaost or real chaos; a dynamical transfer of many intrinsic and
asymmetric properties via internal bonds constitutes non-linear connectivity which
causes a sensitivity for initial conditions.
It is found that the chaost of the chaos theory is not the same as real, objective
chaos. The random-like evolution of a dynamic system is determined by the
occurrence of irregularities and uncertainties in its internal order. A web of
interactive bonds distribute small changes self-similar and scale-relevant. The
difficulty in describing and explaining the complex behaviour of composed entities
is simplified by the proposed web-chaost model. / Thesis (M.A. (Philosophy))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/778 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Smuts, Leon |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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