ABSTRACT
Complexity theory brings the complex relations in nature to the center of our attention. With its holistic view of systems and the conceptual tools it uses-nonlinearity, emergence, self-organization, and coevolution-complexity theory forces us to revise our assumptions of determinism and predictability. It recognizes the uncertainties in and contextuality and limited generalizability of scientifi c knowledge. But does it off er a coherent epistemological alternative?
