Three Domains of Complexity

Demonstrates the problems associated when working with, or trying to understand, categories. Provides an analysis of complexity as an area of three distinct "domains" all of which are understandable and approachable by use of Warfield's methodology. In the process Warfield develops his own strict nomenclature to define categories, sub-categories, fields and subject areas pertaining to his research on Complexity and Systems. The three domains are identified as: 1 - The Basic Relationship Fields Domain 2 - The Basic Element Fields and Areas Domain 3 - The Program Domain.

Sent to GMU 27 September 2007. In this paper the author wants to demonstrate the problems one encounters when trying to work with or to understand categories. He makes use of themes and research from his previous teaching and writing to substantiate his analysis of complexity as an area of three distinct "domains" all of which are understandable and approachable by use of Warfield's methodology. In the process Warfield develops his own strict nomenclature to define categories, sub-categories, fields and subject areas pertaining to his research on Complexity and Systems. The three domains are identified as domain 1 - The Basic Relationship Fields domain 2 - The Basic Element Fields and Areas domain 3 - The Program Domain.

Figures and Tables in the paper are: Figure 1 - The Curriculum of Complexity Figure 2 - University of Hull Course on Complexity Structure, Summer 2001 Table 1 - Initial Categories of Research Results Table 2 - Quantities of Material in Various Categories Table 3 - Ten Inclusion Fields (Categories) Produced from over 600 Transparencies on Complexity Table 4 - Four Areas Produced from the Fields in Figure Table 5 - Six Categories Found From 21 Essays on Complexity Table 6 - Categories of the 20 Laws of Complexity Table 7 - Six Categories of Relationships and Examples of Each (former title, used in 1988 and 1996 papers was "Types of Relationships and Examples of Each”) Warfield completed this manuscript on 22 Sept 2001. The Sept 2001 version is stored on the computer in filename: 3DomainsofComplexity. He submitted the paper to Systems Research & Behav. Sci for publication, mailing it to Amanda Gregory the journal's assistant editor on 24 September but it was not accepted for publication by the journal. Later on 21 Jan 2002 Warfield might or might not have added or deleted something, I am not sure, but the file was modified on his computer on that date




Additional Info

  • Category: Complexity
  • Size: 2 p
  • Description: Transparency printouts
  • Publication Year: 2003
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