p237
プリゴジン-ニコリスの原文
On p8, after pointing out that the fascination exerted by biology is responsible for a somewhat diffuse identification of the idea of complexity with the phenomena of life, they write, ``Surprisingly, this perennial idea will be the first to break down as we pursue an understanding of complexity. Since the 1960s a revolution in both mathematical and physical sciences has imposed a new attitude in the description of nature. Parallel development in the thermodynamic theory of irreversible phenomena, in the theory of dynamical systems, and in classical mechanics have converged to show in a compelling way that the gap between `simple' and `complex,' between `disorder' and `order,' is much narrower than previously thought.''
このすぐあとに複雑な挙動の例としてカオスが出てくる． 無神経さは満点である．