General systems theory : ideas & applications /

General systems theory : ideas & applications /

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Author / Creator:	Skyttner, Lars.
Imprint:	Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2001.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 459 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	System theory. System theory. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11125685

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ISBN:	0585457727 9780585457727 9812384855 9789812384850 128186966X 9781281869661 9789810241766 9810241763 9789810241759 9810241755 9810241763
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-448) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Skyttner, Lars. General systems theory. Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2001 9810241755

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Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 459 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-448) and indexes.
ISBN:	0585457727 9780585457727 9812384855 9789812384850 128186966X 9781281869661 9789810241766 9810241763 9789810241759 9810241755