Tools Of ThoughtDrawing on general systems theory, operations research, cybernetics, futures research, and catastrophe theory, a distinguished geneticist provides the general reader with tools for perceiving and solving today's complex economic, social, and ecological pr |
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This book is an attempt to bring together most of these proposed 'Tools for
Thought'. Many of them were originally put forward accompanied by a lavish
decoration of technical jargon. Part of this may have been due to the genuine
difficulty of ...
This book is an attempt to bring together most of these proposed 'Tools for
Thought'. Many of them were originally put forward accompanied by a lavish
decoration of technical jargon. Part of this may have been due to the genuine
difficulty of ...
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| Title | Tools Of Thought |
| Author | Waddington |
| Illustrated by | Yolanda Sonnabend |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Basic Books, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0465086233, 9780465086238 |
| Length | 250 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / General |
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