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9 other sections not shown Other editions - View allCommon terms and phrasesallometric animals appears applied approach aspects atoms basic Bertalanffy biological catabolism causality cell characteristics chemical classical classical physics closed systems complex components consideration considered constant contrast cultural cybernetics defined differential equations dynamic elements emphasized energy entities entropy equifinality equilibrium essentially evolution example existence experience expressed fact feedback fields formulation function game theory graph theory growth curves homeostasis homeostatic important increase individual information theory interaction isomorphic kinetics language laws living organism Lotka machine mathematical means mechanisms mechanistic mental metabolic rate modern nature nervous system open systems organismic phenomena philosophy physical chemistry physics physiological possible present principle problems processes protein psychology psychophysical quantitative reaction reality regulations relations scheme schizophrenia scientific sense servomechanisms similar so-called social sciences society sociology specific steady structure symbolic system theory teleology theoretical theory of open thermodynamics tion Turing machine vitalistic whole world picture References to this bookFrom Google ScholarThe Invisible Substrate of Information ScienceMarcia J Bates - 1999 - JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE On the foundations of biological systematicsGraham CD Griffiths - 1974 - Acta Biotheoretica Metabolic Scaling: A New Perspective Based on Scaling of ...JAMES J CHILDRESS, GEORGE N SOMERO - Integrative and Comparative Biology Economic Analysis and Management Strategy: A Survey ContinuedDaniel F Spulber - 1994 - Journal of Economics & Management Strategy References from web pagesLudwig von Bertalanffy: General System Theory (1968) Perspectives on General System Theory PEP Web - Living Groups: Group Psychotherapy and General System ... JSTOR: General System Theory Thoughts on the General System Theory - [ 1 ] Constantinos Mekios 7-12-2005 Finality in General System Theory ... Systems theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF GENERAL SYSTEM THEORY Back to basics? Tektology and General System Theory (GST) Client-Controlled Case Information: A General System Theory ... Bibliographic information |