Each element in the system is ignorant of the behaviour of the system as a whole, it responds only to information that is available to it locally... If each element 'knew' what was happening to the system as a whole, all of the complexity would have to be present in that element.


p. 4-5; as cited in: Peter Buirski, Amanda Kottler (2007) New Developments in Self Psychology Practice, p. 9 - Complexity and Postmodernism (1998)

Paul Cilliers Quotes

Each element in the system is ignorant of the behaviour of the system as a whole, it responds only to information that is available to it locally......

Each element in the system is ignorant of the behaviour of the system as a whole, it responds only to information that is available to it locally......

Each element in the system is ignorant of the behaviour of the system as a whole, it responds only to information that is available to it locally......

Each element in the system is ignorant of the behaviour of the system as a whole, it responds only to information that is available to it locally......