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the system develops forces which counteract the disturbance and restore a state
of equilibrium; they are derivations from the principle of minimum effect.
Principles homologous to the principle of minimum action in mechanics can be
construed ...
the system develops forces which counteract the disturbance and restore a state
of equilibrium; they are derivations from the principle of minimum effect.
Principles homologous to the principle of minimum action in mechanics can be
construed ...
Page 80
Further tasks on the one hand would be to express this theory in a logico-
mathematically strict form; on the other hand the principles holding for any type of
systems would have to be further developed. This is a concrete problem. For
example ...
Further tasks on the one hand would be to express this theory in a logico-
mathematically strict form; on the other hand the principles holding for any type of
systems would have to be further developed. This is a concrete problem. For
example ...
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This principle is basic in psychological theories which in all other respects are
opposite, for example, in behavioristic psychology as well as in psychoanalysis.
According to Freud it is the supreme tendency of the organism to get rid of
tensions ...
This principle is basic in psychological theories which in all other respects are
opposite, for example, in behavioristic psychology as well as in psychoanalysis.
According to Freud it is the supreme tendency of the organism to get rid of
tensions ...
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Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical | 54 |
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| Title | General system theory: foundations, development, applications International Library of Systems Theory and Philosophy |
| Author | Ludwig von Bertalanffy |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | G. Braziller, 1973 |
| Length | 295 pages |
| Subjects | › Cybernetics Science Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects Science / System Theory System analysis System theory Systems engineering |
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