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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... Physics My first example is that of closed and open systems . Conven- tional physics deals only with closed systems , i.e. , systems which are considered to be isolated from their environment . Thus , physical chemistry tells us about ...
... Physics My first example is that of closed and open systems . Conven- tional physics deals only with closed systems , i.e. , systems which are considered to be isolated from their environment . Thus , physical chemistry tells us about ...
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... physics , and eventually should be reduced to concepts and entities of the physical level . Owing to developments in physics itself , the physicalistic and reductionist theses became problematic , and indeed appeared as metaphysical ...
... physics , and eventually should be reduced to concepts and entities of the physical level . Owing to developments in physics itself , the physicalistic and reductionist theses became problematic , and indeed appeared as metaphysical ...
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... physics . Our main concern , probably determined by the grammar of Indo - European language , is with measurable qualities , isolable units , and the like . Our physics neglects the so - called primary qualities ; they come in only ...
... physics . Our main concern , probably determined by the grammar of Indo - European language , is with measurable qualities , isolable units , and the like . Our physics neglects the so - called primary qualities ; they come in only ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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