The Heuristic Potential of the Synergetic Paradigm in Law and Criminology
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Національний науковий центр «Інститут судових експертиз ім. Засл. проф. М.С. Бокаріуса»
Abstract
This article delves into the conceptual foundations,
perspectives, and ideas surrounding the essence of an interdisciplinary
(multidisciplinary) scientific direction termed “synergetics”. The authors
posit that synergetic concepts are valuable in criminology both for
elucidating the causes of criminal behavior and for structuring systems
of crime prevention and legal influence. From a synergetic standpoint,
randomness can serve not merely as a manifestation of necessity but also
as its complement. In explaining the roots of criminality, employing the
principle of subordination in criminology could also prove beneficial. When
understanding the causal nexus of criminality, it becomes pivotal to identify
overarching indicators that play a primary, defining role within the complex.
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Considering our modern world which is characterized
by information-rich social processes and computerization, it becomes
evident that former methodological approaches to modeling complex social
phenomena either fail to consider or significantly underestimate the influences
of intricate social evolutionary processes and the constructive nature of chaos
in evolution. The paradigm of modernism in the early 21st century, wherein
technological civilization continually produces local and global problems, is
facing a profound theoretical crisis
. In this regard, Evandro Agazzi notes, “It
seems as though society has transitioned from scientism to anti-scientism;
in other words, the understanding of science and technology as absolute and
unconditional goods has shifted towards viewing them as bearers of evil”. Given these challenges, the latter half of the 20th century witnessed a
surge in interdisciplinary scientific research. Through syncretic synthesis, attempts were made to address “old” and “new” challenges in human development on the contemporary stage. A prime example of this is the emergence of a new scientific paradigm based on an interdisciplinary (or multidisciplinary,
as termed by English and German researchers) scientific approach, which
came to be known as “synergetics.” It is considered a new (non-classical) or
post-non-classical scientific paradigm, originating within natural sciences (in
contrast to the classical, Newtonian paradigm of the 17th century and the socalled neoclassical paradigm, which emerged at the turn of the 19th and 20th
centuries)
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Filipenko, N. Lukashevych, S. Danets, S. (2023). Heuristic potential of the synergistic
paradigm in law and criminology. Archives of Criminology and Forensic Sciences.
1 (7). 107-120. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32353/acfs.7.2023.09. P. 14.