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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... present book hopes to make a contribution in both respects implied in the above : offering to the student of systems science a broadened perspective , and to the general reader a panoramic view of a development which is indubitably ...
... present book hopes to make a contribution in both respects implied in the above : offering to the student of systems science a broadened perspective , and to the general reader a panoramic view of a development which is indubitably ...
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... present book has found , also the experience of others — that such panoramic view presents to the student a suitable introduc- tion into a new way of thinking which is eagerly and even en- thusiastically accepted ; and offers to the ...
... present book has found , also the experience of others — that such panoramic view presents to the student a suitable introduc- tion into a new way of thinking which is eagerly and even en- thusiastically accepted ; and offers to the ...
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... present volume will lead . The volume contains , besides a rather comprehensive bibliog- raphy indicating the sources cited in the text , a list of suggested readings which the student may find useful . More specifically , the following ...
... present volume will lead . The volume contains , besides a rather comprehensive bibliog- raphy indicating the sources cited in the text , a list of suggested readings which the student may find useful . More specifically , the following ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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