John H. Holland: General

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“There is more of a mystery to the origin of the pin factory that Adam Smith (1776) discusses in his Wealth of Nations than is generally realized.”

John H. Holland

Source: Hidden Order - How Adaptation Builds Complexity (1995), Ch 3. Echoing Emergence, p. 97

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“This use of building blocks to generate internal models is a pervasive feature of complex adaptive systems.”

John H. Holland

Source: Hidden Order - How Adaptation Builds Complexity (1995), Ch 1. Basic Elements, p. 37

“Looking back to data, we can see if the consequences are plausible; looking forward to theory, we can see if general principles are suggested.”

John H. Holland

Source: Hidden Order - How Adaptation Builds Complexity (1995), Ch 3. Echoing Emergence, p. 97