General systems theory: ideas & applications
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1. Verfasser: Skyttner, Lars (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Singapore World Scientific ©2001
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-448) and indexes
Preface; Contents; 1 The Emergence of Holistic Thinking; 2 Basic Ideas of General Systems Theory; 3 A Selection of Systems Theories; 4 Communication and Information Theory; 5 Some Theories of Brain and Mind; 6 Artificial Intelligence and Life; 7 Organizational Theory and Management Cybernetics; 8 Decision-Making and Decision Aids; 9 Informatics; 10 Some of the Systems Methodologies; 11 The Future of Systems Theory; References; Name Index; Subject Index
The world in which classical positivistic science and technology obtained great success has vanished. However, the way of thinking promoted by that epoch still lingers in our social consciousness, sometimes as a burden. To conquer the shortcomings of classical analytical science in the modern, ever more complex world, systems theory and its applications within systems science present an alternative to old paradigms. Systems theorists see common principles in the structure and operation of systems of all kinds and sizes. They promote an interdisciplinary science adapted for a universal applicati
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 459 pages)
ISBN:0585457727
128186966X
9780585457727
9781281869661
9789810241759
9789812384850
9810241755
9810241763
9812384855

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