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... reality . Every science means a schematized picture of reality , in the sense that a certain conceptual construct is unequivocally related to certain features of order in reality ; just as the blueprint of a building isn't the building ...
... reality . Every science means a schematized picture of reality , in the sense that a certain conceptual construct is unequivocally related to certain features of order in reality ; just as the blueprint of a building isn't the building ...
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... reality ' . Any stimulus is experienced not as it is but as the organism reacts to it , and thus the world - picture is determined by psychophysical organization . However , where a paramecium reacts with its phobotactic reaction , the ...
... reality ' . Any stimulus is experienced not as it is but as the organism reacts to it , and thus the world - picture is determined by psychophysical organization . However , where a paramecium reacts with its phobotactic reaction , the ...
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... reality . It is essentially a symbolic algorithm suitable for the purpose . However , the choice of the symbolisms we apply and consequently the aspects of reality we represent , depend on biological and cultural factors . There is ...
... reality . It is essentially a symbolic algorithm suitable for the purpose . However , the choice of the symbolisms we apply and consequently the aspects of reality we represent , depend on biological and cultural factors . There is ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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