Dynamics in Action

This text argues that a mistaken, 350-year-old model of cause and explanation - one that takes all cause to be of the push-pull, efficient cause sort, and expla... » 

This text argues that a mistaken, 350-year-old model of cause and explanation - one that takes all cause to be of the push-pull, efficient cause sort, and explanation to be prooflike - underlies theories of action. It proposes a framework for conceptualizing cause based on complex adaptive systems. «