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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... whole , the concept of competition between its parts is introduced . In fact , however , these apparently contradictory statements both belong to the essentials of systems . Every whole is based upon the competition of its elements ...
... whole , the concept of competition between its parts is introduced . In fact , however , these apparently contradictory statements both belong to the essentials of systems . Every whole is based upon the competition of its elements ...
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... whole body or of large regions and passing to the establishment of definite centers and localized reflex arcs , and for many other biological phenomena . The reason for the predominance of segregation in living nature seems to be that ...
... whole body or of large regions and passing to the establishment of definite centers and localized reflex arcs , and for many other biological phenomena . The reason for the predominance of segregation in living nature seems to be that ...
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... whole ; in a highly differentiated com- munity , each member is determined for a certain performance , or complex of performances . The extreme case is reached in certain insect communities , where the individuals are , so to speak ...
... whole ; in a highly differentiated com- munity , each member is determined for a certain performance , or complex of performances . The extreme case is reached in certain insect communities , where the individuals are , so to speak ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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