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... laws of physical disciplines , such as mechanics or optics ; to laws of great generality , such as the principles of thermo- dynamics that apply to systems of intrinsically different nature , mechanic , caloric , chemical or whatever ...
... laws of physical disciplines , such as mechanics or optics ; to laws of great generality , such as the principles of thermo- dynamics that apply to systems of intrinsically different nature , mechanic , caloric , chemical or whatever ...
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... laws which are formally correct . It is logical homologies with which the present investigation is concerned . We may express this as follows : If an object is a system , it must have certain general system characteristics , ir ...
... laws which are formally correct . It is logical homologies with which the present investigation is concerned . We may express this as follows : If an object is a system , it must have certain general system characteristics , ir ...
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... laws can be reduced to physical ones - i.e . , whether the natural laws sufficient to explain all inorganic phenomena are also sufficient to explain biological phenomena - is left open by Carnap , though with preference given to an ...
... laws can be reduced to physical ones - i.e . , whether the natural laws sufficient to explain all inorganic phenomena are also sufficient to explain biological phenomena - is left open by Carnap , though with preference given to an ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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