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... isomorphic laws in different fields . In many cases , isomorphic laws hold for certain classes or subclasses of ' systems ' , irrespective of the nature of the entities involved . There appear to exist general system laws which apply to ...
... isomorphic laws in different fields . In many cases , isomorphic laws hold for certain classes or subclasses of ' systems ' , irrespective of the nature of the entities involved . There appear to exist general system laws which apply to ...
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... isomorphism of laws in different fields . Speaking in what has been called the ' formal ' mode , i.e. , looking at ... isomorphic traces of order in the different levels or realms . We come , then , to a conception which , in contrast ...
... isomorphism of laws in different fields . Speaking in what has been called the ' formal ' mode , i.e. , looking at ... isomorphic traces of order in the different levels or realms . We come , then , to a conception which , in contrast ...
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... isomorphic to it . For the biological reasons mentioned above , experience cannot be completely ' wrong ' and ... isomorphic to ' stop ' , ' green ' isomorphic to ' go ' . Similarly , perception and experience categories need not mirror ...
... isomorphic to it . For the biological reasons mentioned above , experience cannot be completely ' wrong ' and ... isomorphic to ' stop ' , ' green ' isomorphic to ' go ' . Similarly , perception and experience categories need not mirror ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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