General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications

Ludwig von Bertalanffy

ISBN 10: 0807600156 / ISBN 13: 9780807600153

Published by George Braziller Inc, 2015

About this Item

The only book on major theory still studied in colleges, with new foreward by System Theory scholars that contextualises and applies theory for modern readers. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346. . 2015. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications
• Publisher: George Braziller Inc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807600156
• ISBN 13: 9780807600153
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The classic book on a major modern theory

Bertalanffy’s selected writings on his theory of laws applicable to virtually every scientific field. This conceptual approach has had a profound impact on biology, economics, psychology, and demography, with new relevancies today. The new foreword by University of Vienna system theory professor, Wolfgang Hofkirchner, and Centre for Systems Philosophy director, David Rousseau, discusses the theory’s contemporary applications.

About the Authors

Ludwig von Bertalanffy was the creator of general system theory and the author of ten books. He died in 1972.

Wolfgang Hofkirchner is president of the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science, academician at the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences, and associate professor at the Vienna University of Technology in Austria.

David Rousseau PhD FRSA is director of the Centre for Systems Philosophy in Surrey, UK, and a visiting fellow of the Centre for Systems Studies at the University of Hull.