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1. 1. Parábolas Y Catástrofes

   Entretiens sur les mathématiques, la science et la philosophie

   

   A collection of essays and parables that uses catastrophe theory and topology to explain how continuous processes can lead to sudden qualitative changes. Through vivid metaphors and case studies from biology, linguistics, and the social sciences, it explores morphogenesis, structural stability, and singularities while arguing for an interdisciplinary science of form. It also challenges reductionism, reflecting on meaning, causality, and the limits of mathematical modeling.

2. 2. Structural Stability And Morphogenesis

   An Outline of a General Theory of Models

   

   A foundational exposition of catastrophe theory, showing how structural stability and singularity theory explain abrupt qualitative changes that emerge from smooth parameter variation. It classifies the elementary catastrophes and uses geometric and topological models to account for bifurcations and the formation of stable forms, with examples spanning biology, physics, and the social sciences. It also probes the methodological and philosophical stakes of modeling morphogenesis through generic structures robust under perturbation.

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