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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... classical " revolutions in physics and chemistry , but they are an excellent description of the changes brought about by organismic and systems concepts , and elucidate both their merits and limita- tions . Especially and not ...
... classical " revolutions in physics and chemistry , but they are an excellent description of the changes brought about by organismic and systems concepts , and elucidate both their merits and limita- tions . Especially and not ...
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... classical science , are of a more general nature . As has been said , there are various approaches to deal with such ... Classical " system theory applies classical mathematics , i.e. , calculus . Its aim is to state principles which ...
... classical science , are of a more general nature . As has been said , there are various approaches to deal with such ... Classical " system theory applies classical mathematics , i.e. , calculus . Its aim is to state principles which ...
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... classical science or rather which did not enter its considerations . If we look at a living organism , we observe an amazing order , organiza- tion , maintenance in continuous change , regulation and apparent teleology . Similarly , in ...
... classical science or rather which did not enter its considerations . If we look at a living organism , we observe an amazing order , organiza- tion , maintenance in continuous change , regulation and apparent teleology . Similarly , in ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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