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... animals may be cut up into any number of pieces and still regenerate a complete animal ? Double - headed hydras can easily be made by experiment ; then the two heads may fight for a daphnia , al- though it is immaterial on which side ...
... animals may be cut up into any number of pieces and still regenerate a complete animal ? Double - headed hydras can easily be made by experiment ; then the two heads may fight for a daphnia , al- though it is immaterial on which side ...
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... animals ; they should be compared to Whorf's equally amusing drawings which show how the world is modeled according to linguistic schemes . Here only a few examples , chosen from Uexküll's extensive behavioral studies , can be mentioned ...
... animals ; they should be compared to Whorf's equally amusing drawings which show how the world is modeled according to linguistic schemes . Here only a few examples , chosen from Uexküll's extensive behavioral studies , can be mentioned ...
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... animals consume a larger number of impressions than man does , per unit of astronomical time ; time is decelerated . Conversely , a snail is a " rapid motion- picture animal . " It crawls on a vibrating stick if it approaches four times ...
... animals consume a larger number of impressions than man does , per unit of astronomical time ; time is decelerated . Conversely , a snail is a " rapid motion- picture animal . " It crawls on a vibrating stick if it approaches four times ...
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The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Science and Society | 51 |
Advances in General System Theory | 89 |
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allometric animal appears applied approach aspects atoms basic Bertalanffy biological CALIFORN catabolism causality cell characteristics chemical classical classical physics closed systems complex components consideration considered constant contrast cultural Cybernetics defined differential dynamic editor elements energy entities entropy equations equifinality equilibrium essentially evolution example existence experience expressed fact feedback fields formulation function game theory growth curves homeostasis important increase individual information theory interaction isomorphic kinetics language laws living organism living systems LOS ANGELES Lotka Ludwig von Bertalanffy machine mathematical means mechanisms mechanistic mental metabolic rate modern nature nervous system open systems organismic phenomena physics physiological possible present principle problems processes protein psychology psychophysical quantitative reaction reality regulation relations robot scientific sense similar so-called sociological specific steady structure symbolic system theory teleology theoretical theory of open thermodynamics tion UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES vitalistic weight whole world picture York