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... philosophical aspects . The concept of ' system ' constitutes a new ' paradigm ' , in Thomas Kuhn's phrase , or as the present writer ( 1967 ) put it , a ' new philosophy of nature ' , con- trasting the ' blind laws of nature ' of the ...
... philosophical aspects . The concept of ' system ' constitutes a new ' paradigm ' , in Thomas Kuhn's phrase , or as the present writer ( 1967 ) put it , a ' new philosophy of nature ' , con- trasting the ' blind laws of nature ' of the ...
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... philosophy is developed in Laszlo's Introduction to Systems Philosophy . While the text of this Penguin edition is unchanged ( except for corrections of some misprints ) , the chapter , ' Notes on Develop- ments in Mathematical System ...
... philosophy is developed in Laszlo's Introduction to Systems Philosophy . While the text of this Penguin edition is unchanged ( except for corrections of some misprints ) , the chapter , ' Notes on Develop- ments in Mathematical System ...
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... philosophy of ' organic mechanism ' was published in 1925. Cannon's work on homeostasis appeared in 1929 and 1932. The organismic con- ception had its great precursor in Claude Bernard , but his work was hardly known outside France ...
... philosophy of ' organic mechanism ' was published in 1925. Cannon's work on homeostasis appeared in 1929 and 1932. The organismic con- ception had its great precursor in Claude Bernard , but his work was hardly known outside France ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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