Abstract
Starting with a prototypical model of Newtonian mechanics, a sequence of dynamic models with increasing structural complexity is presented. The implicated smooth variation along a dimension of structural complexity yields dynamic models which display organismic properties such as stagewise development and emergent self-organization. Consequently, it is concluded that dynamic models of development are inherently neutral with respect to the mechanism-organicism controversy. Accordingly, a unitary research program is proposed in which these dynamic models serve as building blocks for the construction of a coherent explanatory system of development.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-242 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | New Ideas in Psychology |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1985 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Psychology (miscellaneous)
- General Psychology