Paul Cilliers (1956–2011) South African philosopher
Source: Complexity and Postmodernism (1998), p. ix
“Expansion means complexity, and complexity decay.”
Cited in: Ian Charles Jarvie (2014), Towards a Sociology of the Cinema (ILS 92). p. 34
In-laws and Outlaws, (1962)
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Daniel Katz (1903–1998) American psychologist
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Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962) Norwegian social anthropologist and professor
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“Complex problems do not demand complex solutions.”
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“The complexity that we despise is the complexity that leads to difficulty.”
Ward Cunningham (1949) American computer programmer who developed the first wiki
A Conversation with Ward Cunningham (2003), The Simplest Thing that Could Possibly Work
Context: The complexity that we despise is the complexity that leads to difficulty. It isn't the complexity that raises problems. There is a lot of complexity in the world. The world is complex. That complexity is beautiful. I love trying to understand how things work. But that's because there's something to be learned from mastering that complexity.
“As complexity rises, precise statements lose meaning and meaningful statements lose precision.”
Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017) Electrical engineer and computer scientist
Ward Cunningham (1949) American computer programmer who developed the first wiki
A Conversation with Ward Cunningham (2003), The Simplest Thing that Could Possibly Work
Context: The complexity that we despise is the complexity that leads to difficulty. It isn't the complexity that raises problems. There is a lot of complexity in the world. The world is complex. That complexity is beautiful. I love trying to understand how things work. But that's because there's something to be learned from mastering that complexity.
“Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Ward Cunningham (1949) American computer programmer who developed the first wiki
A Conversation with Ward Cunningham (2003), The Simplest Thing that Could Possibly Work
Context: I actually enjoy complexity that's empowering. If it challenges me, the complexity is very pleasant. But sometimes I must deal with complexity that's disempowering. The effort I invest to understand that complexity is tedious work. It doesn't add anything to my abilities.