Contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Complexities: An Introduction 1
4. Romantic and Baroque Conceptions of Complex Wholes in the Sciences 23
5. Which Road to Follow? The Moral Complexity of an ‘‘Equipped’’ Humanity 53
6. On Space and Depth 88
7. On Hidden Heterogeneities: Complexity, Formalism, and Aircraft Design 116
8. In the Middle of the Network 142
9. When Elephants Stand for Competing Philosophies of Nature: Amboseli National Park, Kenya 166
10. Writing and (Re)writing Devices as Tools for Managing Complexity 191
11. Cutting Surgeons, Walking Patients: Some Complexities Involved in Comparing 218
12. The Disposal of Fear: Childhood, Trauma, and Complexity 258
13. Contributors 281
14. Index 283