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... atomic nuclei , to atoms , molecules , high - molecular compounds , to the wealth of structures ( electron and light- microscopic ) between molecules and cells ( Weiss , 1962b ) , to cells , organisms and beyond to supra - individual ...
... atomic nuclei , to atoms , molecules , high - molecular compounds , to the wealth of structures ( electron and light- microscopic ) between molecules and cells ( Weiss , 1962b ) , to cells , organisms and beyond to supra - individual ...
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... atoms , the architecture of proteins , or interaction phenomena in thermodynamics . Simi- larly biology , in the mechanistic conception , saw its goal in the resolution of life phenomena into atomic entities and partial processes . The ...
... atoms , the architecture of proteins , or interaction phenomena in thermodynamics . Simi- larly biology , in the mechanistic conception , saw its goal in the resolution of life phenomena into atomic entities and partial processes . The ...
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... atom ( with valences sticking out , as it were , to attract other atoms ) , of a stone ( an aggregate of molecules and atoms which mostly consist of empty space , with particles in planetary distances ) , or of an organism ( continually ...
... atom ( with valences sticking out , as it were , to attract other atoms ) , of a stone ( an aggregate of molecules and atoms which mostly consist of empty space , with particles in planetary distances ) , or of an organism ( continually ...
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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