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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With the increasing expansion of systems thinking and studies , the definition of
general system theory came under renewed scrutiny . Some indication as to its
meaning and scope may therefore be in place . The term " general system theory
...
With the increasing expansion of systems thinking and studies , the definition of
general system theory came under renewed scrutiny . Some indication as to its
meaning and scope may therefore be in place . The term " general system theory
...
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This humanistic concern of general system theory as I understand it makes a
difference to mechanistically oriented system theorists speaking solely in terms of
mathematics , feedback and technology and so giving rise to the fear that system
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This humanistic concern of general system theory as I understand it makes a
difference to mechanistically oriented system theorists speaking solely in terms of
mathematics , feedback and technology and so giving rise to the fear that system
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Similar analyses are routine in economics , market research , etc. Compartment
theory . An aspect of systems which may be listed separately because of the high
sophistication reached in the field is compartment theory ( Rescigno and Segre ...
Similar analyses are routine in economics , market research , etc. Compartment
theory . An aspect of systems which may be listed separately because of the high
sophistication reached in the field is compartment theory ( Rescigno and Segre ...
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Contents
Introduction | 3 |
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 |
| Author | Ludwig von Bertalanffy |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Braziller, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0807604534, 9780807604533 |
| Length | 295 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / System Theory |
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