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From Collective Beings to Quasi-Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018) Loot Price: R2,981
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From Collective Beings to Quasi-Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Gianfranco Minati, Eliano...

From Collective Beings to Quasi-Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)

Gianfranco Minati, Eliano Pessa

Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking

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This book outlines a possible future theoretical perspective for systemics, its conceptual morphology and landscape while the Good-Old-Fashioned-Systemics (GOFS) era is still under way. The change from GOFS to future systemics can be represented, as shown in the book title, by the conceptual change from Collective Beings to Quasi-systems. With the current advancements, problems and approaches occurring in contemporary science, systemics are moving beyond the traditional frameworks used in the past. From Collective Beings to Coherent Quasi-Systems outlines a conceptual morphology and landscape for a new theoretical perspective for systemics introducing the concept of Quasi-systems. Advances in domains such as theoretical physics, philosophy of science, cell biology, neuroscience, experimental economics, network science and many others offer new concepts and technical tools to support the creation of a fully transdisciplinary General Theory of Change. This circumstance requires a deep reformulation of systemics, without forgetting the achievements of established conventions. The book is divided into two parts. Part I, examines classic systemic issues from new theoretical perspectives and approaches. A new general unified framework is introduced to help deal with topics such as dynamic structural coherence and Quasi-systems. This new theoretical framework is compared and contrasted with the traditional approaches. Part II focuses on the process of translation into social culture of the theoretical principles, models and approaches introduced in Part I. This translation is urgent in post-industrial societies where emergent processes and problems are still dealt with by using the classical or non-systemic knowledge of the industrial phase.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin: United States
Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking
Release date: June 2019
First published: 2018
Authors: Gianfranco Minati • Eliano Pessa
Dimensions: 235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 386
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1-4939-8527-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Operational research
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General
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LSN: 1-4939-8527-2
Barcode: 9781493985272

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