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The science of synthesis : exploring the social implications of general systems theory /

Debora Hammond's The Science of Synthesis explores the development of general systems theory and the individuals who gathered together around that idea to form the Society for General Systems Research. In examining the life and work of the SGSR's five founding members-Ludwig von Bertalanff...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hammond, Debora, 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: The Quest for Peace in a Nuclear World
  • Behavioral Sciences in Postwar America
  • The Science of Life: Organization in Living Systems
  • Engineering, Management, and the Military-Industrial Complex
  • Cybernetics and Information Theory: Feedback and Homeostasis
  • Ecology and Social Theory: Structure, Function, and Evolution
  • Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901-1972): General Systems Theory
  • The Chicago Behavioral Science Committee
  • Kenneth Boulding (1910-1993): Economics, Ecology, and Peace
  • The Society for General Systems Research: Establishment and Development.