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tion." . . . We need a simpler, more unified approach to scientific problems, we
need men who practice science— not a particular science, in a word, we need
scientific generalists (Bode et al., 1949). The authors then make clear how and
why ...
tion." . . . We need a simpler, more unified approach to scientific problems, we
need men who practice science— not a particular science, in a word, we need
scientific generalists (Bode et al., 1949). The authors then make clear how and
why ...
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Toynbee (e.g., 1961) takes great pains to emphasize that he did not fall into
Spengler's trap— even though it is somewhat difficult to see that his civilizations,
connected by the biological relations of "affiliation" and "apparenta- tion," even
with a ...
Toynbee (e.g., 1961) takes great pains to emphasize that he did not fall into
Spengler's trap— even though it is somewhat difficult to see that his civilizations,
connected by the biological relations of "affiliation" and "apparenta- tion," even
with a ...
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tion of facts, however, is man's monopoly. Language, in the wider sense of the
word, comprises not only oral speech but also script and the symbolic system of
mathematics. These are systems not of inherited but of freely created and
traditional ...
tion of facts, however, is man's monopoly. Language, in the wider sense of the
word, comprises not only oral speech but also script and the symbolic system of
mathematics. These are systems not of inherited but of freely created and
traditional ...
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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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