General System Theory: Foundations, Development, ApplicationsAn attempt to formulate common laws that apply to virtually every scientific field, this conceptual approach has had a profound impact on such widely diverse disciplines as biology, economics, psychology, and demography. |
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... atoms in the universe . Let us presume ( Repge , 1962 ) that 1030 cells are present on the earth at a certain point of time . Further assuming a new cell generation every minute would give , for an age of the earth of 15 billion years ...
... atoms in the universe . Let us presume ( Repge , 1962 ) that 1030 cells are present on the earth at a certain point of time . Further assuming a new cell generation every minute would give , for an age of the earth of 15 billion years ...
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... atomic nuclei , to atoms , molecules , high - molecular compounds , to the wealth of structures ( electron and light- microscopic ) between molecules and cells ( Weiss , 1962b ) , to cells , organisms and beyond to supra - individual ...
... atomic nuclei , to atoms , molecules , high - molecular compounds , to the wealth of structures ( electron and light- microscopic ) between molecules and cells ( Weiss , 1962b ) , to cells , organisms and beyond to supra - individual ...
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... atoms , the architecture of proteins , or interaction phenomena in thermodynamics . Simi- larly biology , in the mechanistic conception , saw its goal in the resolution of life phenomena into atomic entities and partial processes . The ...
... atoms , the architecture of proteins , or interaction phenomena in thermodynamics . Simi- larly biology , in the mechanistic conception , saw its goal in the resolution of life phenomena into atomic entities and partial processes . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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