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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... period by period . The number and types of decisions made in different periods were recorded , and the proportion of integrative decisions connecting multiple factors into a single strategy as well as the perseverance of the group in ...
... period by period . The number and types of decisions made in different periods were recorded , and the proportion of integrative decisions connecting multiple factors into a single strategy as well as the perseverance of the group in ...
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... period . But the noxity of the messages , i.e. , the proportion of messages indicating failure of the group's strategy as compared to the proportion of neutral messages , var- ied from 1/7 to 7/7 . The decision messages output by the ...
... period . But the noxity of the messages , i.e. , the proportion of messages indicating failure of the group's strategy as compared to the proportion of neutral messages , var- ied from 1/7 to 7/7 . The decision messages output by the ...
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... Periods Events Apelike progenitors and man Time to present ( in millions of years ) Geologic era Pleistocene Paleolithic Geologic period Quaternary Tertiary Cenozoic Cretaceous Mammals Jurassic Triassic Permian Mesozoic 200 400 ...
... Periods Events Apelike progenitors and man Time to present ( in millions of years ) Geologic era Pleistocene Paleolithic Geologic period Quaternary Tertiary Cenozoic Cretaceous Mammals Jurassic Triassic Permian Mesozoic 200 400 ...
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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