tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post2371206868185611237..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Generativity and emergenceDan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-22452352198633700592020-02-16T21:55:17.896-05:002020-02-16T21:55:17.896-05:00Emergence is the seminal idea of my generation (I&...Emergence is the seminal idea of my generation (I'm a Boomer). As this article makes clear, we need to get a more nuanced understanding of it. That said, it is at the core of the secular view of the universe, in which all order and value emerges spontaneously under conditions of natural and sexual selection. <br /><br />In the context of sociology, there are so many variables interacting simultaneously at so many levels, I propose it is impossible to establish a verifiable, experimental model that will accurately predict outcomes. What we can do is offer narratives that foreshadow outcomes, and then adjust to circumstances as they unfold.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309299947726705657noreply@blogger.com