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... principle of minimum action may be found in various fields , in mechanics , in physical chemistry as Le Châtelier's principle which , as may be proved , is also valid for open systems , in electricity as Lenz's rule , in population ...
... principle of minimum action may be found in various fields , in mechanics , in physical chemistry as Le Châtelier's principle which , as may be proved , is also valid for open systems , in electricity as Lenz's rule , in population ...
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... principle is basic in psychological theories which in all other respects are opposite , for example , in behavioristic psychology as well as in psychoanalysis . According to Freud it is the supreme tendency of the organism to get rid of ...
... principle is basic in psychological theories which in all other respects are opposite , for example , in behavioristic psychology as well as in psychoanalysis . According to Freud it is the supreme tendency of the organism to get rid of ...
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... principle when psychoanalysis says that personality is formed by early childhood experience , especially of a sexual ... principle . In Freudian formula- tion , this is the " principle of stability " : the basic function of the mental ...
... principle when psychoanalysis says that personality is formed by early childhood experience , especially of a sexual ... principle . In Freudian formula- tion , this is the " principle of stability " : the basic function of the mental ...
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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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