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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... specific laws as , for example , the laws of chemical equili- brium , of growth of an organism , the development of a popula- tion , etc. It is possible that also specific laws present formal correspondence or homologies in the sense ...
... specific laws as , for example , the laws of chemical equili- brium , of growth of an organism , the development of a popula- tion , etc. It is possible that also specific laws present formal correspondence or homologies in the sense ...
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... specific , human achieve- ments - the most of what loosely is termed " human culture " ; ( 3 ) The equilibrium principle misses the fact that psychological and behavioral activities are more than relaxation of tensions ; far from ...
... specific , human achieve- ments - the most of what loosely is termed " human culture " ; ( 3 ) The equilibrium principle misses the fact that psychological and behavioral activities are more than relaxation of tensions ; far from ...
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... specific aspects can be approached by recent methods , models and techniques which are outside and differ- ent from those of the natural sciences ; and we have some ideas about intrinsic , specific and organizational laws of social ...
... specific aspects can be approached by recent methods , models and techniques which are outside and differ- ent from those of the natural sciences ; and we have some ideas about intrinsic , specific and organizational laws of social ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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