Contemporary Systems Thinking is a series of texts, each of which
deals comparatively and/or critically with different aspects of
holistic thinking at the frontiers of the discipline.
Traditionally, writings by systems thinkers have been concerned
with single theme propositions such as general systems theory,
cybernetics, operations research, system dyna mics, soft systems
methodology, and many others. Recently there have been attempts to
fulfil a different, yet equally important, role by com parative
analyses of viewpoints and approaches, each addressing dispa rate
areas of study such as modeling and simulation, measurement,
management, "problem-solving" methods, international relations, so
cial theory, and last, but not exhaustively or least, philosophy.
In a recent book these were drawn together within a multiform
framework as part of an eclectic discussion-a nearly impossible
task as I dis covered (see Dealing with Complexity-An Introduction
to the Theory and Application of Systems Science by R. L. Flood and
E. R. Carson). Neverthe less, bringing many sources together led to
several achievements, among which was showing a great diversity of
approaches, ideas, and application areas that systems thinking
contributes to (although often with difficulties remaining
unresolved). More important, however, while working on that
manuscript I became aware of the need for and potential value in a
series of books, each focusing in detail on the study areas
mentioned above."
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