Published In
Current Topics in Cybernetics and Systems
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
1978
Subjects
Dialectics, Catastrophe theory, Cusp catastrophe, Butterfly catastrophe
Abstract
The three classical principles of Hegelian and Marxist dialectics, (1) the transformation of quantity into quality, (2) the unity and struggle of opposites, and (3) the negation of negation, can be modeled with the Catastrophe Theory of Renép Thorn and E. C. Zeeman, especially with the ‘elementary catastrophes’ known as the cusp and the butterfly.
Rights
© The World Organisation of General Systems and Cybernetics 1978
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DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-93104-8_189
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36177
Citation Details
Published as: Zwick M. (1978) Dialectics and Catastrophe. In: Rose J. (eds) Current Topics in Cybernetics and Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93104-8_189
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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Current Topics in Cybernetics and Systems. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Current Topics in Cybernetics and Systems. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-93104-8_189