The age of synthesis: a treatise and sourcebook
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1995
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 226 S. Ill., graph. Darst. |
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PARTS (CHARTERS) PAGE
0. Beginning 1
Preface 1
Theme 3
Synopsis 3
1. Introduction 7
Objective 7
TheSetting 7
Brief Background 8
Concepts 10
Thoughts to Things 11
Synthesis Inspired by Thoughts 13
Summary 14
2. Philosophy and Early Philosophie Thinking 15
Introduction 15
Ages of Philosophie Thinking 16
Early Users of Synthesis 21
Philosophie Thinking Preceded 23
Dualism 24
Summary 25
3. Methods of Thinking 26
Introduction 26
Analysis Has Dominated 28
Approach to Analysis Synthesis 32
Early Recognition of Synthesis 34
A priori and a posteriori 36
Analysis Synthesis 36
Synthesis in Other Cultures 37
Causes and Effects 38
Science and Reasoning 40
Summary 41
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4. Synthesis in Context of Current Developments 42
Philosophy Applied 42
Increasing Emphasis on Synthesis 42
Meaning of Synthesis and Examples 43
Early Synthesizers 44
Use of the Word Artificial 44
Representation of Synthesis 45
Synthetic Nutritional Components 46
Three Approaches — Synthesis 48
Two Approaches—Analysis 49
Impact of Analysis 49
Arificial Systems 51
Brain as a Synthesizer 52
Left Brain and Right Brain 53
Fuzzy Systems 54
Lumped Parameters 55
Post Industrial Society 55
Summary 56
5. Trends in Synthesis in the Arts and Sciences 57
Arts 57
Art 59
Literature and Poetry 61
Music 66
Sciences 68
Biology 69
Chemistry 71
Mathematics 73
Physics 75
Adulation of Sciences 77
Summary 77
6. Trends in Synthesis in the Learned Professions
and Applied Fields 79
Learned Professions 79
Architecture 80
Engineering 81
Law (Jurisprudence) 84
Medicine 87
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Applied Fields 90
Agriculture 90
Business 91
Education 94
Social Sciences 98
Summary 101
7. Synthesis of Artificial Systems 103
Emergent and Animism 104
Natural Laws 104
Response of the Artificial/Synthetic 105
Nuclear Power Reactor 105
Large Artificial Systems 106
Visualization 106
Synthesis as Natural and Artificial Processes 108
Intentionality 108
Nemawashi (Japanese) 109
Deming — From Analyst to Analyst Synthesist 109
Precision 110
Systemization 110
Systems 110
Creativity 113
Creative Thinkers 114
Creative Work and the Users 114
Design 115
As a Part of U.S. Global Systems 115
U.S. Students, Analysis and Synthesis 116
Future Directions 116
An Activity in Synthesis 116
Costs and Benefits 117
Design and Generalization 118
Doxa 118
Problem Solving 120
Individual and Group Activities 120
Creativity Stimulated by Others 122
Group and Creativity 122
Groupthink 122
Qualitative Physics 123
Engineering Teams 124
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Groupware 124
Quality/Quantity 124
Evaluation of Synthesis 125
Involvement of Peers 126
Summary 127
8. Syntax and Summary 128
Recognition of Need for Synthesis 128
Infrastructure in Place to Advance Synthesis 128
Educational Reform 130
Publication and Synthesis 132
Synthesis Synthetic Approach Would Serve Us Better 133
Set of Rules 133
A Generalized Approach 135
Synthesis as a Pattern of Nature 136
Analysis and Synthesis as Complementary 136
Spiraling 138
Academic Departments 138
Meaning of Truth 140
Recognizing that the Age of Synthesis is Upon Us 140
Summary 141
9. Addendum 143
9.1 Glossary Related to Analysis and Synthesis 144
9.2 Philosophers and Others, Analysists and Synthesists 150
9.3 Philosophic Ideas and Their Proponents and Adherents 154
9.4 Example of People within Last Century with Synthesis
Approach and Technological Accomplishments 160
9.5 Representative Statements of Relationships of Variables 167
9.6 Quotations Relating to Synthesis 170
10. References 181
10.1 Books 182
10.2 Journals 204
10.3 Serials Related to Synthesis 209
11. Copyright and Permission to Use Materials 213
12. Elements (Index) 218
13. Ending 227
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Matrixes (Tables)
and Images (Figures)
LIST OF MATRIXES
1 1. Representation of thoughts to things 11
1 2. 102 Ideas 12
2 1. Ages of philosophic thinking 17
2 2. Philosophers who contributed to dualism 24
3 1. Backward forward looking — toward an integrated system 29
3 2. Synonyms for analysis/synthesis 32
3 3. Classification of judgments/statements 35
4 1. Examples of artificial, imitation,
simulated, substitute, and synthetic 47
4 2. Synthesis and near synthesis synonyms 50
4 3. Syn in the literature 52
4 4. Schemes of changes from pre to post industrial societies 55
5 1. Combined disciplinary activities 58
6 1. Vocabulary representing various cognitive levels 99
7 1. Comparison of control systems in engineering and biology 113
7 2. Inquiring systems to seek information 119
7 3. Scientific method, engineering method 120
7 4. External influences that stimulated creativity 123
8 1. Method of synthesis 134
LIST OF IMAGES
Grande Disco, frontispiece xv
1 1. Philosophy, physical and non physical world 9
2 1. A succession of philosophers 18
2 2. People who helped define analysis and synthesis 19
2 3. Kant s predecessors and followers 20
3 1. Syllogism A way of thinking 27
3 2. Dialectical process (thesis, anti thesis) 28
3 3. Analysis synthesis part of the same whole 29
3 4. Induction deduction experimentation 30
3 5. Experiment theory 30
3 6. True false statements 35
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3 7. Melding of analysis and synthesis into unity 37
3 8. Causes and effects 39
4 1. Visualization of fuzzy system 54
5 1. Interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, cross disciplinary 59
5 2. Philosophies... technologies 60
5 3. Philosophy technology professions 68
5 4. Unification scheme of universe 75
6 1. Horizontal structure of society and interaction of subsystems 86
6 2. Philosophy of business 93
6 3. System thinking 94
6 4. Paradigms of leadership and management 95
6 5. Newcomb Trefz comparison to Bloom s taxonomy 98
7 1. Systems within a system 103
7 2. Nemawashi Japanese 109
7 3. Interaction effects on techniques for getting ideas 121
8 1. Steps to synthesis 129
9 1. Poincare s epistemology 180
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