on “Formal Complex Systems”

Defining formally Complex Systems? Is it possible? Is it like defining sustainability? Is the attempt to formally define CS just helping create the buzzword that in the end everyone will hate?
Recent posts have all been about the burgeoning field of Complex Systems (CS). Despite the great work that many people have done so far, it still feels like a young field. It holds great promise for solving many of the world’s open questions, but no one really knows its potential