{"product_id":"9783030599508","title":"The Evolutionary Dynamics of Discursive Knowledge: Communication-Theoretical Perspectives on an Empirical Philosophy of Science","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Evolutionary Dynamics of Discursive Knowledge: Communication-Theoretical Perspectives on an Empirical Philosophy of Science\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLeydesdorff, Loet\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis open access book addresses three themes which have been central to Leydesdorff's research: (1) the dynamics of science, technology, and innovation; (2) the scientometric operationalization of these concept; and (3) the elaboration in terms of a Triple Helix of university-industry-government relations. In this study, I discuss the relations among these themes. Using Luhmann's social-systems theory for modelling meaning processing and Shannon's theory for information processing, I show that synergy can add new options to an innovation system as redundancy. The capacity to develop new options is more important for innovation than past performance. Entertaining a model of possible future states makes a knowledge-based system increasingly anticipatory. The trade-off between the incursion of future states on the historical developments can be measured using the Triple-Helix synergy indicator. This is shown, for example, for the Italian national and regional systems of innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-01-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030599508\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-59951-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 247.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44807675969676,"sku":"9783030599508","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030599508_0539ae6b-1919-4932-aa9e-50631cde51a1.jpg?v=1763610820","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030599508","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}