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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... mathematical constructions which came only later and cover only partial aspects and a small fraction of empirical data . Mathematics essentially means the existence of an algorithm which is much more precise than that of ordinary ...
... mathematical constructions which came only later and cover only partial aspects and a small fraction of empirical data . Mathematics essentially means the existence of an algorithm which is much more precise than that of ordinary ...
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... mathematical models is in order . Advantages and shortcomings of mathematical models in the social sciences are well known ( Arrow , 1956 ; Rapoport , 1957 ) . Every mathematical model is an oversimplification , and it remains ...
... mathematical models is in order . Advantages and shortcomings of mathematical models in the social sciences are well known ( Arrow , 1956 ; Rapoport , 1957 ) . Every mathematical model is an oversimplification , and it remains ...
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... mathematical " physics " that are much more fit than ours to deal with such aspects of reality . The same seems even to be true of mathematical logic . So far , it seems to cover only a relatively small segment of what can easily be ...
... mathematical " physics " that are much more fit than ours to deal with such aspects of reality . The same seems even to be true of mathematical logic . So far , it seems to cover only a relatively small segment of what can easily be ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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