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Towards Sustainable Future by Transition to the Next Level Civilisation

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  • Andrei Kirilyuk

    (Solid State Theory Department - Institute of Metal Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)

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Universal and rigorously derived concept of dynamic complexity (ccsd-00004906) shows that any system of interacting components, including society and civilisation, exists only as a process of highly inhomogeneous, qualitative development of its complexity. Modern state of civilisation corresponds to the end of unfolding of a big enough level of complexity. Such exhausted, totally "replete" structure cannot be sustainable in principle and shows instead increased instability, realising its inevitable replacement by a new kind of structure with either low or much higher level of complexity (degrading or progressive development branch, respectively). Unrestricted sustainability can emerge only after transition to the next, superior level of civilisation complexity (ccsd-00004214), which implies qualitative and unified changes in all aspects of life, including knowledge, production, social organisation, and infrastructure. These changes are specified by the rigorous analysis of underlying interaction processes. The unitary, effectively one-dimensional and rigidly fixed kind of thinking, knowledge, and social structure at the current level of complexity will be replaced by "dynamically multivalued", intrinsically creative kind of structure at the forthcoming superior level of development. We propose mathematically rigorous description of unreduced civilisation complexity development, including universal criterion of progress. One obtains thus a working basis for the causally complete, objectively exact and reliable development science and futurology.

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  • Andrei Kirilyuk, 2006. "Towards Sustainable Future by Transition to the Next Level Civilisation," Post-Print hal-00008993, HAL.
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    1. Andrei Kirilyuk, 2020. "Dark Matters And Hidden Variables Of Unitary Science: How Neglected Complexity Generates Mysteries And Crises, From Quantum Mechanics And Cosmology To Genetics And Global Development Risks," Working Papers hal-02489867, HAL.
    2. Andrei P. Kirilyuk, 2019. "Universal Complexity In Action: Active Condensed Matter, Integral Medicine, Causal Economics And Sustainable Governance," Working Papers hal-02875353, HAL.
    3. Birkin, Frank & Polesie, Thomas, 2013. "The relevance of epistemic analysis to sustainability economics and the capability approach," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(C), pages 144-152.
    4. Andrei P. Kirilyuk, 2017. "Unified Complex-Dynamical Theory Of Financial, Economic, And Social Risks And Their Efficient Management: Reason-Based Governance For Sustainable Development," Post-Print hal-01797479, HAL.

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