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Dynamic systems theory places the scientist in the system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Alan Fogel ,
Ilse de Koeyer ,
Cory Secrist  and
Ryan Nagy
Alan Fogel
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0251 [email protected]@[email protected]@psych.utah.edu http://www.psych.utah.edu/alan_fogels_infant_lab/
Ilse de Koeyer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0251 [email protected]@[email protected]@psych.utah.edu http://www.psych.utah.edu/alan_fogels_infant_lab/
Cory Secrist
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0251 [email protected]@[email protected]@psych.utah.edu http://www.psych.utah.edu/alan_fogels_infant_lab/
Ryan Nagy
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0251 [email protected]@[email protected]@psych.utah.edu http://www.psych.utah.edu/alan_fogels_infant_lab/
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Abstract

Dynamic systems theory is a way of describing the patterns that emerge from relationships in the universe. In the study of interpersonal relationships, within and between species, the scientist is an active and engaged participant in those relationships. Separation between self and other, scientist and subject, runs counter to systems thinking and creates an unnecessary divide between humans and animals.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , October 2002 , pp. 623 - 624
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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