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Glossary of Complexity

Raffaella Trigona, +1 more
- 09 Dec 2014 - 
- Vol. 70, pp 370-375
TLDR
The image of the bricolage or tinkering, was first used by evolutionary theorist Francois Jacob (1970) as mentioned in this paper, who stated that the bricoleur is competent but not omnipotent.
Abstract
The image of the bricolage or tinkering, was first used by evolutionary theorist Francois Jacob (1970). The bricoleur is competent but not omnipotent, as Jacob stated, and constructs or creates a w...

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