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... machine S must be coupled to another machine . This concise statement permits observation of the limitations of this approach . We completely agree that description by dif- ferential equations is not only a clumsy but , in principle ...
... machine S must be coupled to another machine . This concise statement permits observation of the limitations of this approach . We completely agree that description by dif- ferential equations is not only a clumsy but , in principle ...
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... machine , only mechanical machines existed . Hence the animal was a com- plicated clockwork . Borelli , Harvey and other so - called iatro- physicists explained the functions of muscles , of the heart , etc. , by mechanical principles ...
... machine , only mechanical machines existed . Hence the animal was a com- plicated clockwork . Borelli , Harvey and other so - called iatro- physicists explained the functions of muscles , of the heart , etc. , by mechanical principles ...
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... machine or automaton ? It is well - known that organic regula- tions of such sort were used by vitalists as proof that the organic machine is controlled and repaired by superphysical agents , so- called entelechies . Even more important ...
... machine or automaton ? It is well - known that organic regula- tions of such sort were used by vitalists as proof that the organic machine is controlled and repaired by superphysical agents , so- called entelechies . Even more important ...
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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