Review of: "From Coherence to Control: A Non-Systematic Approach to Multi-Parametric Phenomena"

This philosophical essay proposes a reframing of experimental epistemology, arguing that complex, farfrom-equilibrium systems require scientists to abandon the classical imperative of control in favor of recognizing emergent coherence.The author draws on Prigogine, Turing, Haken, Varela, and others to articulate a vision of the experimenter as "selector of reality" rather than external controller. StrengthsConceptual Ambition: The essay tackles a genuine tension in experimental science-the Baconian tradition of isolating variables versus the reality that multi-parametric, nonlinear systems resist such treatment.The central claim that "coherence, rather than control, de nes the frontier of understanding" is provocative and worth serious consideration.Synthetic Scope: Sandu weaves together dissipative structures, Turing morphogenesis, synergetics, and enactivism into a reasonably coherent narrative arc.The progression from historical critique through non-equilibrium dynamics to methodological prescription has logical momentum.