CONTENTS

Foreword Hermann Haken
Introduction Wolfgang Tschacher
Why Dynamics? Because it Tackles Real Issues. Francisco Varela



I Theory and Concepts

Synergetics and Some Applications to Psychology Hermann Haken
Defending the Dynamical Hypothesis Tim van Gelder
From Continuous Dynamics to Symbols Herbert Jaeger
On Measures for Order and its Relation to Complexity John Shiner, Matt Davison, and Peter Landsberg
Synergetics of Human Creativity Helena Knyazeva and Hermann Haken



II Dynamical Concepts in Cognitive Psychology

Situated Cognition, Ecological Perception, and Synergetics: A Novel Perspective for Cognitive Psychology? Wolfgang Tschacher and Jean-Pierre Dauwalder
Attitudes and the Self as Self-Organising Systems Richard Eiser
An Affect-Centered Model of the Psyche and its Consequences for a New Understanding of Nonlinear Psychodynamics Luc Ciompi
Formation and Adaptation of Schemata Thomas Bröcker and Jürgen Kriz
Simulations of Stagewise Development with a Symbolic Architecture Fernand Gobet




III Autonomous Agents

The Embodied Cognitive Science Approach Christian Scheier and Rolf Pfeifer
A Computational Model of Spatial Development Kazuo Hiraki, Akio Sashima, and Steven Phillips
Societies of Autonomous Agents and their Reorganization Norbert Glaser and Philippe Morignot
Investigations into Internal and External Aspects of Dynamic Agent-Environment Couplings Kerstin Dautenhahn
A Formal Theory for Collective Intelligence William Sulis



IV Empirical studies

The Detection of Catastrophe Flags in Personally Relevant Decisions Marc Coulson and Stephen Nunn
Synergetic Organization in Speech Rhythm Fred Cummins
Exploring the Dynamics of Personality Change with Time Series Models Ferdinand Keller, Maja Storch and Susanne Bigler
Hierarchical Dynamics Affecting Work Performance in Organizations Stephen J. Guastello


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