General And Social Systems
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General And Social Systems
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Author : Frederick Kenneth Berrien
language : en
Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J : Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 1968
General And Social Systems written by Frederick Kenneth Berrien and has been published by New Brunswick, N.J : Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Information theory in psychology categories.
Social Systems
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Author : Niklas Luhmann
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1995
Social Systems written by Niklas Luhmann and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Social Science categories.
Germany's most prominent social thinker here sets out a contribution to sociology that aims to rework our understanding of meaning and communication. He links social theory to recent theoretical developments in scientific disciplines.
The Emerging Consensus In Social Systems Theory
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Author : Kenneth C. Bausch
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2001-07-31
The Emerging Consensus In Social Systems Theory written by Kenneth C. Bausch and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-31 with Social Science categories.
In The Emerging Consensus of Social Systems Theory Bausch summarizes the works of over 30 major systemic theorists. He then goes on to show the converging areas of consensus among these out-standing thinkers. Bausch categorizes the social aspects of current systemic thinking as falling into five broadly thematic areas: designing social systems, the structure of the social world, communication, cognition and epistemology. These five areas are foundational for a theoretic and practical systemic synthesis. They were topics of contention in a historic debate between Habermas and Luhmann in the early 1970's. They continue to be contentious topics within the study of social philosophy. Since the 1970's, systemic thinking has taken great strides in the areas of mathematics, physics, biology, psychology, and sociology. This book presents a spectrum of those theoretical advances. It synthesizes what various strains of contemporary systems science have to say about social processes and assesses the quality of the resulting integrated explanations. Bausch gives a detailed study of the works of many present-day systems theorists, both in general terms, and with regard to social processes. He then creates and validates integrated representations of their thoughts with respect to his own thematic classifications. He provides a background of systemic thinking from an historical context, as well as detailed studies of developments in sociological, cognitive and evolutionary theory. This book presents a coherent, dynamic model of a self-organizing world. It proposes a creative and ethical method of decision-making and design. It makes explicit the relations between structure and process in the realms of knowledge and being. The new methodology that evolves in this book allows us to deal with enormous complexity, and to relate ideas so as to draw out previously unsuspected conclusions and syntheses. Therein lies the elegance and utility of this model.
Social Systems
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Author : Niklas Luhmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Social Systems written by Niklas Luhmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Computers categories.
"A major challenge confronting contemporary theory is to overcome its fixation on written narratives and the culture of print. In this presentation of a general theory of systems, Germany's most prominent and controversial social thinker sets out a contribution to sociology that reworks our understanding of meaning and communication." "Luhmann responds to the theory crisis in sociology with a genealogy of his own, which includes a cybernetician (Heinz von Foerster), two evolutionary biologists (Humberto R. Maturana and Francisco Varela), and an obscure mathematician (George Spencer Brown), not to speak of the Devil Himself. This list of names defines a set of problems that explodes the boundaries of sociology by linking social theory to recent theoretical developments in scientific disciplines as diverse as modern physics, information theory, general systems theory, neurophysiology, phenomenology, and cognitive science. In these fields, the erosion of classical paradigms suggests, not the end of science, but a fundamental revision of its theoretical premises."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Dynamics And Evolution Of Social Systems
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Author : Jürgen Klüver
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2000-07-31
The Dynamics And Evolution Of Social Systems written by Jürgen Klüver and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-31 with Business & Economics categories.
The central topic of this book is the mathematical analysis of social systems, understood in the following rather classical way: social systems consist of social actors who interact according to specific rules of interactions; the dynamics of social systems is then the consequences of these interactions, viz., the self-organization of social systems. According to particular demands of their environment, social systems are able to behave in an adaptive manner, that is they can change their rules of interaction by certain meta rules and thus generate a meta dynamics. It is possible to model and analyse mathematically both dynamics and meta dynamics, using cellular automata and genetic algorithms. These tools allow social systems theory to be carried through as precisely as the theories of natural systems, a feat that has not previously been possible. Readership: Researchers and graduate students in the fields of theoretical sociology and social and general systems theory and other interested scientists. No specialised knowledge of mathematics and/or computer science is required.
Social Organization
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Author : Alvin Lee Bertrand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Social Organization written by Alvin Lee Bertrand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Social groups categories.
Systems In Society
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Author : Society for General Systems Research
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Systems In Society written by Society for General Systems Research and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Social systems categories.
Models And Theories In Social Systems
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Author : Cristina Flaut
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-10-12
Models And Theories In Social Systems written by Cristina Flaut and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-12 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book concisely presents a broad range of models and theories on social systems. Because of the huge spectrum of topics involving social systems, various issues related to Mathematics, Statistics, Teaching, Social Science, and Economics are discussed. In an effort to introduce the subject to a wider audience, this volume, part of the series “Studies in Systems, Decision and Control”, equally addresses the needs of mathematicians, statisticians, sociologists and philosophers. The studies examined here are divided into four parts. The first part, “Perusing the Minds Behind Scientific Discoveries”, traces the winding path of Syamal K. Sen and Ravi P. Agarwal’s scholarship throughout history, and most importantly, the thought processes that allowed each of them to master their subject. The second part covers “Theories in Social Systems” and the third discusses “Models in Social Systems”, while the fourth and final part is dedicated to “Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences”. Given its breadth of coverage, the book will offer inquisitive readers a valuable point of departure for exploring these rich, vast, and ever-expanding fields of knowledge.
General Systems Theory
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Author : Lars Skyttner
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2001
General Systems Theory written by Lars Skyttner and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Science categories.
The world in which classical positivistic science and technology obtained great success has vanished. However, the way of thinking promoted by that epoch still lingers in our social consciousness, sometimes as a burden. To conquer the short-comings of classical analytical science in the modern, ever more complex world, systems theory and its applications within systems science present an alternative to old paradigms. Systems theorists see common principles in the structure and operation of systems of all kinds and sizes. They promote an interdisciplinary science adapted for a universal application with a common language and area of concepts. This approach is seen as a means of not only overcoming the fragmentation of knowledge and the isolation of the specialist, but also finding new solutions to problems created by the earlier "solution of problems". This book introduces the systemic alternative. It is divided into two parts. The first is devoted to the historical background of the systems movement, and presents pioneering thoughts and theories of the area. Basic concepts of general systems theory with well-known laws and principles are discussed, as well as related topics like cybernetics and information theory. The second part deals with some of the common applications of systems theory within systems science, such as artificial intelligence, management information systems and informatics. An attempt is made to predict the future of systems theory in a world apparently becoming fragmented and integrated at the same time. To engage oneself in systems theory and its striving towards an applied universal science is a highly cross-scientific occupation. The reader will come intocontact with many different academic disciplines, and consequently the possibility of an all-round education -- something particularly needed in our over-specialized world.
The New General Systems Theory
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Author : mateus esteves-vasconcellos
language : en
Publisher: Simplíssimo
Release Date : 2015-10-21
The New General Systems Theory written by mateus esteves-vasconcellos and has been published by Simplíssimo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-21 with Science categories.
From the theories developed by Humberto Maturana to explain the living being (Autopoiesis Theory and Biology of Cognition) Mateus Esteves-Vasconcellos extracted a general theory applicable to all systems. Then he developed a general theory for autonomous systems, especially focusing on social systems. New scientific paradigms started in the 20th century finally found a rigorous, inclusive and transdisciplinary theoretical description.