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... psychophysiological organism as a whole into the focus of the scientific endeavour . Thus a new ' model of man ... psychophysical organism as a primarily active system . I think human activities cannot be considered otherwise . I ...
... psychophysiological organism as a whole into the focus of the scientific endeavour . Thus a new ' model of man ... psychophysical organism as a primarily active system . I think human activities cannot be considered otherwise . I ...
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Foundations, Development, Applications Ludwig von Bertalanffy. psychophysical organism is an active system ... psychophysically neutral . Physical and physiological terms such as action potentials , chemical transmission at synapses ...
Foundations, Development, Applications Ludwig von Bertalanffy. psychophysical organism is an active system ... psychophysically neutral . Physical and physiological terms such as action potentials , chemical transmission at synapses ...
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... psychophysical constitution of its creators . If man could not perceive light but radium or x - rays which are invisible to us , not only the human ambient but also the development of physics would have been different . But in a similar ...
... psychophysical constitution of its creators . If man could not perceive light but radium or x - rays which are invisible to us , not only the human ambient but also the development of physics would have been different . But in a similar ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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allometric animals appears applied approach aspects atoms basic Bertalanffy biological catabolism causality cell characteristics chemical classical classical physics closed systems complex components consideration considered constant contrast cultural cybernetics decision theory defined differential equations dynamic elements energy entities entropy equifinality equilibrium essentially evolution example experience expressed fact feedback fields formulation functions game theory homeostasis homeostatic human behaviour important increase individual information theory interaction isomorphic kinetics language laws living organism living systems logical Lotka Ludwig von Bertalanffy machine mathematical means mechanisms mechanistic mental metabolic rate modern nature open systems organismic phenomena philosophy physics physiological possible present principle problems processes protein psychology psychophysical quantitative reaction reality regulations relations schizophrenia scientific sense servomechanisms similar so-called social sciences society sociology specific steady structure symbolic system theory teleology theoretical theory of open thermodynamics tion universe vitalistic Volterra whole world picture