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... consequences of his actions , what stands highest on his list ' , he ' prefers more of a commodity to less , other things being equal ' , etc. ( Arrow , 1956 ) . Instead of economical gain , any higher value may be inserted without ...
... consequences of his actions , what stands highest on his list ' , he ' prefers more of a commodity to less , other things being equal ' , etc. ( Arrow , 1956 ) . Instead of economical gain , any higher value may be inserted without ...
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... consequence , mental disturbances in man , as a rule , involve disturbances of symbolic functions . Kubie ( 1953 ) , appears to be correct when , as a ' new hypothesis ' on neuroses , he distinguishes ' psychopathological processes ...
... consequence , mental disturbances in man , as a rule , involve disturbances of symbolic functions . Kubie ( 1953 ) , appears to be correct when , as a ' new hypothesis ' on neuroses , he distinguishes ' psychopathological processes ...
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... consequence ; evocation of creative potentialities will be more important than passive adjust- ment . If these ... consequences for the scientific world view which can only be alluded to in the present outline : ( 1 ) The system concept ...
... consequence ; evocation of creative potentialities will be more important than passive adjust- ment . If these ... consequences for the scientific world view which can only be alluded to in the present outline : ( 1 ) The system concept ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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