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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There are, however, many regulations in the living organism which are of
essentially different nature, namely, those where the order is effectuated by a
dynamic interplay of processes. Recall, e.g., embryonic regulations where the
whole is ...
There are, however, many regulations in the living organism which are of
essentially different nature, namely, those where the order is effectuated by a
dynamic interplay of processes. Recall, e.g., embryonic regulations where the
whole is ...
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Examples are the mechanisms of thermoregulation, of maintenance of osmotic
pressure, of pH, of salt concentration, the regulation of posture and so forth.
These regulations are governed, in a wide extent, by feedback mechanisms.
Feedback ...
Examples are the mechanisms of thermoregulation, of maintenance of osmotic
pressure, of pH, of salt concentration, the regulation of posture and so forth.
These regulations are governed, in a wide extent, by feedback mechanisms.
Feedback ...
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A feedback mechanism can “reactively" reach a state of higher organization
owing to “learning," i.e., information fed into the system. In summary, the feedback
model is preeminently applicable to “secondary” regulations, i.e., regulations
based ...
A feedback mechanism can “reactively" reach a state of higher organization
owing to “learning," i.e., information fed into the system. In summary, the feedback
model is preeminently applicable to “secondary” regulations, i.e., regulations
based ...
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Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications International library of systems theory and philosophy Penguin University Books |
| Authors | Ludwig von Bertalanffy, von Bertalanffy (Ludwig) |
| Editor | George Braziller (Nowy Jork). |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | G. Braziller, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0807604534, 9780807604533 |
| Length | 289 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / System Theory |
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