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6、knowledgmentsixChapterOne:TheViewfromChacoCanyonChapterTwo:BeyondOrderandMagic23ChapterThree:EdgeofChaosDiscovered44ChapterFour:ExplosionsandExtinctions63ChapterFive:LifeinaComputer84ChapterSix:StabilityandtheRealityofGaia106ChapterSeven:ComplexityandtheRealityofProgress130ChapterEight:The

7、VeilofConsciousnessISOChapterNine:TheViewfromtheEdge172ASelectedBibliography197Index201viiACKNOWLEDGMENTSThescienceofComplexityturnedouttobeoneofthemostintellectuallystimulatingsetsofideasI'vecomeacrossforaverylongtime,andIhavetothankmyagent,JohnBrockman,forst