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 application with a common language and area of concepts. This approach is seen as a means of not only overcoming the fragmentation of knowledge and the isolation of the specialist, but also finding new solutions to problems created by the earlier "solution of problems". This book introduces the systemic alternative. It is divided into two parts. The first is devoted to the historical background of the systems movement and presents thoughts and theories of the area. Basic concepts of general systems theory with well-known laws and principles are discussed, as well as related topics such as cybernetics and information theory. The second part deals with some of the common applications of systems theory within systems science, such as artificial intelligence, management-information systems and informatics. An attempt is made to predict the future of systems theory in a world apparently becoming fragmented and integrated at the same time.
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The book is an easy introduction to systems science, supplemented with thought provoking commentaries by the author. -- International Journal of General Systems, 2003
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While man and his situation are the central focus of all social and humanistic sciences, each science pursues its studies from a certain point of view. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Teilhard de Chardin, Kenneth Boulding, System One, Greenwood Publishing Group Inc, Middle Ages, New York, System Five, System Four, System Two, Albert Einstein, Architecture of Systems Problem Solving, Breach Publishing Group, Gerald Weinberg, Russell Ackoff, Spaceship Earth, The Control of Perception New!
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While man and his situation are the central focus of all social and humanistic sciences, each science pursues its studies from a certain point of view. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Teilhard de Chardin, Kenneth Boulding, System One, Greenwood Publishing Group Inc, Middle Ages, New York, System Five, System Four, System Two, Albert Einstein, Architecture of Systems Problem Solving, Breach Publishing Group, Gerald Weinberg, Russell Ackoff, Spaceship Earth, The Control of Perception New!
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- Living Systems by James Grier Miller on 5 pages
- Applied General Systems Theory by John P. Van Gigch on page 83, page 402, and Back Matter
- Architecture of Systems Problem Solving (IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering) by George J. Klir on page 152, page 154, and page 155
- Brain of the Firm (Classic Beer Series) by Stafford Beer on page 124, page 234, and Back Matter
- The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth (Commonwealth Fund Book Program) by James Lovelock on page 132, and Back Matter
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- Construction Safety Management, A Systems Approach (Knowledge Management Edition) by Jose Perezgonzalez in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- An Alternative Way of Managing Health & Safety by Jose D. Perezgonzalez in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- An Alternative Way of Managing Health & Safety (Knowledge Management Edition) by Jose D. P¿rezgonz¿lez in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Emergence: Complexity & Organization: 2004 Annual, Vol. 6 by Kurt A. Richardson on page 304
- Agent-Oriented Programming: From Prolog to Guarded Definite Clauses (Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence) by Matthew M. Huntbach in Back Matter
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