Living SystemsOffering a detailed analysis of each of the major aspects and characteristics encountered at all seven levels, Living Systems identifies multiple variables of each of 9 matter-energy and information-processing subsystems, the normal and pathological states of these variables, and practical indicators for measuring changes in them. It also specifies cross-level formal identities among the levels and describes the artifacts, machines, or technologies at each level. |
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... components or members or parts . I have referred to these components in my definition of a concrete system as " a nonrandom accumulation of matter- energy , in a region in physical space - time , which is organized into interacting ...
... components or members or parts . I have referred to these components in my definition of a concrete system as " a nonrandom accumulation of matter- energy , in a region in physical space - time , which is organized into interacting ...
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... components of con- crete systems are all spatial in character . 4.1.1 Containment Whether or not a given sub- system or component is within the boundaries of another subsystem or component . 4.1.2 Number The number of subsystems or ...
... components of con- crete systems are all spatial in character . 4.1.1 Containment Whether or not a given sub- system or component is within the boundaries of another subsystem or component . 4.1.2 Number The number of subsystems or ...
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... components and the nervous system , in higher animals and man , are joined into a single net by several pathways . 109 These include : ( a ) the tract from the hypothalamus to the posterior pitui- tary , ( b ) the neural tracts which ...
... components and the nervous system , in higher animals and man , are joined into a single net by several pathways . 109 These include : ( a ) the tract from the hypothalamus to the posterior pitui- tary , ( b ) the neural tracts which ...
Contents
Tables of the Critical Subsystems | xi |
Preface to the First Edition | xxvii |
Outline of Chapters 3 4 and 6 through 12 | xxxviii |
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