Complexity

I agree with another reviewer's criticism that this book could be more concise and less repetitive, but this negative is far outweighed by the positives of the book. As the subtitle says, the book provides a (much needed) "philosophical overview" of complexity, and Rescher covers a lot of ground with great depth and precision.

I was enthused to discover this book when I did because it appeared to present complexity at precisely the level I was hoping for: as a philosophical and practical concept not necessarily dependent upon difficult mathematics or theory. I dove in, and it was fairly challenging reading.