Steven's criticisms of of Joseph's text are good ones. I would like to
address one question he raises:
>I feel a clear definition of complexity is missing from Tainter's
>discussion and I see distinct concepts being >confused. I find myself, for
>example, wanting a clear specification of complexi
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Dear List,
I agree with Stan Salthe that Tainter's "kinds of complexity" are not
kinds at all but simply different circumstances in which complexity
appears.
From a anthropological point of view, it should be clear that no
scholar wisely references Wikipedia unless it is to study the
an
