General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications |
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... characteristics and be- havior of elements as known in isolation . Constitutive charac- teristics are those which are dependent on the specific relations within the complex ; for understanding such characteristics we therefore must know ...
... characteristics and be- havior of elements as known in isolation . Constitutive charac- teristics are those which are dependent on the specific relations within the complex ; for understanding such characteristics we therefore must know ...
Page 134
... characteristics of organismic systems , often considered vitalistic or mystical , can be derived from the system concept and the characteristics of certain , rather general system equations , in connection with thermodynamic and ...
... characteristics of organismic systems , often considered vitalistic or mystical , can be derived from the system concept and the characteristics of certain , rather general system equations , in connection with thermodynamic and ...
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... characteristics which are amenable to it . If , reconstructing an animal's ambient , we enter this soapbubble , the world is pro- foundly changed : Many characteristics disappear , others arise , and a completely new world is found ...
... characteristics which are amenable to it . If , reconstructing an animal's ambient , we enter this soapbubble , the world is pro- foundly changed : Many characteristics disappear , others arise , and a completely new world is found ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical | 54 |
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