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General system theory : foundations, development, applications
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Author: Ludwig von Bertalanffy
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Of historical interest
Somewhat outdated, rehashed and self aggrandizing. More historical than cutting edge. You can do better!!

The system behind the system, are you aware of?
A very important body of knowledge for anyone.

Have you ever said "the current system is wrong" but never known a definitive answer?

This book lays a base for understanding the system behind the system.

A new way of looking at how things work together
Perhaps the best way to start this review is with Bertalanffy's own words: "Compared to the analytical procedure of classical science with resolution into component elements and one-way or linear causality as basic category, the investigation of organized wholes of many variables requires new catagories of interaction, transaction, organization, teleology..."

"These considerations lead to the postulate of a new scientific discipline which we call general system theory. It's subject matter is formulation of principles that are valid for "systems" in general, whatever the nature of the component elements and the relations or "forces" between them...

"General system theory, therefore, is a general science of wholeness"...

Wholeness is not new, the Chinese and Greeks had their own versions, but what Bertalanffy did is make it an authentic science.

Biophysik des Fliessgleichgewichts
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Author: Ludwig von Bertalanffy
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Perspectives on General System Theory: Scientific-Philosophical Studies
Published in Hardcover by George Braziller (1976)
Author: Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
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The Relevance of General Systems Theory: Papers Presented to Ludwig Von Bertalanffy on His Seventieth Birthday
Published in Hardcover by George Braziller Inc (1972)
Author: Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
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Robots, Men, and Minds: Psychology in the Modern World.
Published in Hardcover by George Braziller (1969)
Author: Ludwig Von, Bertalanffy
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Systems View of Man: Collected Essays
Published in Paperback by Westview Press (1981)
Authors: Ludwig Von Bertalanffy, Paul A. Laviolette, and Bertalanffy Ludwig Von
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Uncommon Sense
Published in Hardcover by J. P. Tarcher (1983)
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Uncommon Sense: The Life and Thought of Ludwig Von Bertalanffy (1901-1972, Father of General Systems Theory)
Published in Hardcover by J. P. Tarcher (1983)
Author: Mark Davidson
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