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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... philosophical aspects . The concept of " system " constitutes a new “ paradigm , " in Thomas Kuhn's phrase , or as the present writer ( 1967 ) put it , a “ new philosophy of nature , " con- trasting the " blind laws of nature " of the ...
... philosophical aspects . The concept of " system " constitutes a new “ paradigm , " in Thomas Kuhn's phrase , or as the present writer ( 1967 ) put it , a “ new philosophy of nature , " con- trasting the " blind laws of nature " of the ...
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... philosophy is developed in Laszlo's Introduction to Systems Philosophy . While the text of the original edition is unchanged ( except for corrections of some misprints ) , the preface to this new edition , the appendix , " Notes on ...
... philosophy is developed in Laszlo's Introduction to Systems Philosophy . While the text of the original edition is unchanged ( except for corrections of some misprints ) , the preface to this new edition , the appendix , " Notes on ...
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... philosophy of " organic mechanism ” was published in 1925. Cannon's work on homeostasis appeared in 1929 and 1932. The organismic con- ception had its great precursor in Claude Bernard , but his work was hardly known outside France ...
... philosophy of " organic mechanism ” was published in 1925. Cannon's work on homeostasis appeared in 1929 and 1932. The organismic con- ception had its great precursor in Claude Bernard , but his work was hardly known outside France ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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