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... tion , etc. It is possible that also specific laws present formal correspondence or homologies in the sense discussed ; but the structure of individual laws may , of course , be different in the individual cases . Analogies are ...
... tion , etc. It is possible that also specific laws present formal correspondence or homologies in the sense discussed ; but the structure of individual laws may , of course , be different in the individual cases . Analogies are ...
Page 118
... tion of social to biological concepts , but indicates system principles applying in both fields . ( 6 ) Taking all objections for granted - poor method , errors in fact , the enormous complexity of the historical process - we have ...
... tion of social to biological concepts , but indicates system principles applying in both fields . ( 6 ) Taking all objections for granted - poor method , errors in fact , the enormous complexity of the historical process - we have ...
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... tion are flourishing , computers , servomechanisms , etc. , are in the center of interest , and the model of the " organism as servo- mechanism " appeals to the Zeitgeist of a mechanized society . Thus the feedback concept sometimes has ...
... tion are flourishing , computers , servomechanisms , etc. , are in the center of interest , and the model of the " organism as servo- mechanism " appeals to the Zeitgeist of a mechanized society . Thus the feedback concept sometimes has ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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