Hierarchy theory
The importance of Hierarchy theory in contemporary society is undeniable. Whether professionally, culturally, personally or politically, Hierarchy theory has a significant impact on our lives. As technology advances, Hierarchy theory continues to be relevant and its influence becomes increasingly evident. In this article, we will explore the role and importance of Hierarchy theory in different contexts, analyzing its evolution over time and its impact on the world today. Additionally, we will examine how Hierarchy theory has shaped the way we think, act and relate, and how we can harness its potential to promote change and progress in society.
Hierarchy theory is a means of studying ecological systems in which the relationship between all of the components is of great complexity. Hierarchy theory focuses on levels of organization and issues of scale, with a specific focus on the role of the observer in the definition of the system.[1] Complexity in this context does not refer to an intrinsic property of the system but to the possibility of representing the systems in a plurality of non-equivalent ways depending on the pre-analytical choices of the observer. Instead of analyzing the whole structure, hierarchy theory refers to the analysis of hierarchical levels, and the interactions between them.
See also
- Timothy F. H. Allen – British botanist and academic
- Big History – Education strategy or academic discipline
- Biological organisation – Hierarchy of complex structures and systems within biological sciences
- Deep ecology – Ecological and environmental philosophy
- Deep history – Academic discipline that studies humanity's origins
- Deep time – Time scales on the billions of years
- Dependency theory – International relations theory
- Infrastructure-based development – Development based on long-term infrastructure investments
- Structuralist economics – Approach to economics
- World-systems theory – Approach emphasizing the world-system as the primary unit of social analysis
References
- ^ Allen, Timothy F. H. (2001). "A summary of the principles of hierarchy theory". Archived from the original on 2001-12-18. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
Further reading
- Brooks, Daniel Stephen (August 2014). The concept of levels of organization in the biological sciences (Ph.D. thesis). Bielefeld: Bielefeld University. OCLC 942715109.
- Eronen, Markus I. (August 2014). "Levels of organization: a deflationary account". Biology and Philosophy. 30 (1): 39–58. doi:10.1007/s10539-014-9461-z. S2CID 145635601.
- Potochnik, Angela; McGill, Brian J. (January 2012). "The limitations of hierarchical organization" (PDF). Philosophy of Science. 79 (1): 120–140. doi:10.1086/663237. JSTOR 663237. S2CID 123858030.
- Ahl, Valerie; Allen, Timothy F. H. (1996). Hierarchy theory: a vision, vocabulary, and epistemology. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231084803. OCLC 34149766.
- Allen, Timothy F. H.; Hoekstra, Thomas W. (2015) . Toward a unified ecology. Complexity in ecological systems series (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231168885. OCLC 920475391.
- O'Neill, Robert V.; Deangelis, Donald Lee; Waide, J. B.; Allen, Timothy F. H. (1986). A hierarchical concept of ecosystems. Monographs in population biology. Vol. 23. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 069108436X. OCLC 13526197.
- Allen, Timothy F. H; Starr, Thomas B. (2017) . Hierarchy: perspectives for ecological complexity (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226489711.001.0001. ISBN 978-0226489544. OCLC 967919711.
- Guttman, Burton S. (February 1976). "Is 'levels of organization' a useful biological concept?". BioScience. 26 (2): 112–113. doi:10.2307/1297326. JSTOR 1297326.
- Pattee, Howard Hunt (1973). Hierarchy theory: the challenge of complex systems. International library of systems theory and philosophy. New York: George Braziller. ISBN 080760674X. OCLC 638741.
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