This book 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 Bertalanffy,
Kenneth Boulding, Ralph Gerard, James Grier Miller, and Anatol
Rapoport - Hammond traces the emergence of systems ideas across a
broad range of disciplines in the mid-twentieth century. A metaphor
and a framework, the systems concept as articulated by its earliest
proponents highlights relationship and interconnectedness among the
biological, ecological, social, psychological, and technological
dimensions of our increasingly complex lives. Seeking to transcend
the reductionism and mechanism of classical science - which they
saw as limited by its focus on the discrete, component parts of
reality - the general systems community hoped to complement this
analytic approach with a more holistic approach. As one of many
systems traditions, the general systems group was specifically
interested in fostering collaboration and integration between
different disciplinary perspectives. The book documents a unique
episode in the history of modern thought, one that remains relevant
today. This book will be of interest to historians of science,
system theorists, and scholars in such fields as cybernetics and
system dynamics.
General
| Imprint: |
University Press of Colorado
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2010 |
| First published: |
September 2010 |
| Authors: |
Debora Hammond
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-60732-069-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Reference & Interdisciplinary >
General
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| LSN: |
1-60732-069-X |
| Barcode: |
9781607320692 |
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