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... approach leaves much to be desired in logical rigor and completeness , the deductive approach faces the difficulty of whether the funda- mental terms are correctly chosen . This is not a particular fault of the theory or of the workers ...
... approach leaves much to be desired in logical rigor and completeness , the deductive approach faces the difficulty of whether the funda- mental terms are correctly chosen . This is not a particular fault of the theory or of the workers ...
Page 238
... approach , to neglect and deny obvious and most important characteristics ; or , in the holistic approach , to deny the fundamental importance and necessity of analysis . It may be mentioned , in passing , that the relation between ...
... approach , to neglect and deny obvious and most important characteristics ; or , in the holistic approach , to deny the fundamental importance and necessity of analysis . It may be mentioned , in passing , that the relation between ...
Page 252
... approach and conceptions predominating in scientific thinking . It is therefore not surprising that mathematical system theory has been developed in a variety of approaches with different emphasis , focus of interest , mathe- matical ...
... approach and conceptions predominating in scientific thinking . It is therefore not surprising that mathematical system theory has been developed in a variety of approaches with different emphasis , focus of interest , mathe- matical ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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