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Foundations, Development, Applications Ludwig von Bertalanffy. 3. Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical Consideration 53 The System Concept 53 Growth 60 Competition 63 Wholeness , Sum , Mechanization , Centralization 66 ...
Foundations, Development, Applications Ludwig von Bertalanffy. 3. Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical Consideration 53 The System Concept 53 Growth 60 Competition 63 Wholeness , Sum , Mechanization , Centralization 66 ...
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... concept which may * prove to be of a key nature is the organismic notion of the organ- ism as a spontaneously active system . In the present author's Ewords , ity at ES es ch in nt Even under constant external conditions and in the ...
... concept which may * prove to be of a key nature is the organismic notion of the organ- ism as a spontaneously active system . In the present author's Ewords , ity at ES es ch in nt Even under constant external conditions and in the ...
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... concepts , rather has returned to the machine concept of the cell and organism , thereby neglecting the important principles offered by the theory of open - systems . Feedback and Homeostasis Instead of the theory of open systems ...
... concepts , rather has returned to the machine concept of the cell and organism , thereby neglecting the important principles offered by the theory of open - systems . Feedback and Homeostasis Instead of the theory of open systems ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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