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... essentially the same viewpoint : that behavior is not merely a matter of satisfaction of biological drives and of ... essentially the same . Sociology is essentially concerned with a temporal cross - section as human so- cieties are ...
... essentially the same viewpoint : that behavior is not merely a matter of satisfaction of biological drives and of ... essentially the same . Sociology is essentially concerned with a temporal cross - section as human so- cieties are ...
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... essentially correct . It suffices to remember the first lines of the Iliad , telling of the heroes of the Trojan war autoùs te helória teŭche kýnessin , that their selves were given a prey to the hounds and birds , the " self " being ...
... essentially correct . It suffices to remember the first lines of the Iliad , telling of the heroes of the Trojan war autoùs te helória teŭche kýnessin , that their selves were given a prey to the hounds and birds , the " self " being ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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