Article
Commentary : Agriculture and the energy-complexity spiral
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
(2016)
Abstract
The study of cultural complexity is entwined with ancestors myths from contemporary cosmology. Gowdy & Krall expose this mythology by arguing that complexity emerged from economic changes following cultivation. There is more, however, to the development of cultural complexity. Complexity can emerge from abundant energy or from addressing societal problems, which compels still further energy production.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X15001193
Citation Information
Joseph Tainter. "Commentary : Agriculture and the energy-complexity spiral" Behavioral and Brain Sciences Vol. 39 (2016) p. e115 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph_tainter/256/