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Page 85
... specific laws as , for example , the laws of chemical equili- brium , of growth of an organism , the development of a popula- tion , etc. It is possible that also specific laws present formal correspondence or homologies in the sense ...
... specific laws as , for example , the laws of chemical equili- brium , of growth of an organism , the development of a popula- tion , etc. It is possible that also specific laws present formal correspondence or homologies in the sense ...
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... specific , human achieve- ments - the most of what loosely is termed " human culture " ; ( 3 ) The equilibrium principle misses the fact that psychological and behavioral activities are more than relaxation of tensions ; far from ...
... specific , human achieve- ments - the most of what loosely is termed " human culture " ; ( 3 ) The equilibrium principle misses the fact that psychological and behavioral activities are more than relaxation of tensions ; far from ...
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... specific aspects can be approached by recent approaches , models and techniques which are outside and dif- ferent from those of the natural sciences ; and we have some ideas about intrinsic , specific and organizational laws of social ...
... specific aspects can be approached by recent approaches , models and techniques which are outside and dif- ferent from those of the natural sciences ; and we have some ideas about intrinsic , specific and organizational laws of social ...
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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