Dimensionality (1987)

A paper with the aim of proposing the concept of "Dimensionality" for general scientific purposes having an expanded meaning that encompasses earlier meanings, and which has the power to bring needed discipline to large-scale systems design. Zwicky's morphological box is used as a takeoff point to introduce the concept of "spaces of dimensionality higher than three." Shows that (in spite of reluctance of humans to grasp multi-dimensional problems) there exists a methodology where problems of many dimensions may be studied, using the concepts of "Variety, Saliency and Parsimony" as laws and principles of design.

Also in the file folder we have the publisher's off-print, along with manuscript copies of the figures printed in the article. Warfield wrote 2 papers which have DIFFERENT CONTENT, BUT THE SAME TITLE. The first one, published 1986 had no co-author. The 2nd one, published 1987, was co-authored with Alexander Christakis. In this 1987 paper Zwicky's morphological box is used as a takeoff point to introduce the concept of "spaces of dimensionality higher than three" and showing that (in spite of reluctance of humans to grasp multi-dimensional problems) there exists a methodology where problems of many dimensions may be studied, using the concepts of "Variety, Saliency and Parsimony" as laws and principles of design. Warfield's comments on this paper, writing in his manuscript "Integrative Sciences..." DIMENSIONALITY "A paper with the aim of proposing the concept of "Dimensionality" for general scientific purposes, having an expanded meaning that encompasses earlier meanings, and which has the power to bring needed discipline to large-scale systems design."


 

Additional Info

  • Category: Design Theory and Methodology, Science
  • Size: 105 p
  • Type: Article
  • Description: Offprint (photocopy)
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