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... system Every concrete system which does not have the characteristics of a living system is a nonliving system . Nonliving systems con- stitute the general case of concrete systems , of which living systems are a very special case ...
... system Every concrete system which does not have the characteristics of a living system is a nonliving system . Nonliving systems con- stitute the general case of concrete systems , of which living systems are a very special case ...
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... system - conceptual , abstracted , or concrete.1 It deals with units and relationships , in conceptual systems , abstracted systems , or concrete systems ( see pages 16 to 22 ) . The general living systems theory presented in this book ...
... system - conceptual , abstracted , or concrete.1 It deals with units and relationships , in conceptual systems , abstracted systems , or concrete systems ( see pages 16 to 22 ) . The general living systems theory presented in this book ...
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... Systems , 1972 , 17 , 171–179 . 2deBeer , Sir G. Evolution . Encyclopedia Britannica . Vol . 7 . Chicago ... living systems theory : Miller , J. G. & Members of the Committee on the Behav- ioral Sciences . Symposium : profits and ...
... Systems , 1972 , 17 , 171–179 . 2deBeer , Sir G. Evolution . Encyclopedia Britannica . Vol . 7 . Chicago ... living systems theory : Miller , J. G. & Members of the Committee on the Behav- ioral Sciences . Symposium : profits and ...
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CHAPTER FOUR | 89 |
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