| Dewey Class |
530.1 |
| Titel |
Elements and Relations (EBook :) : Aspects of a Scientific Metaphysics / / by Martin Zwick. |
| Verfasser |
Zwick, Martin |
| Other name(s) |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Edition statement |
1st ed. 2023. |
| Veröffentl |
Cham : : Springer International Publishing : : Imprint: Springer, , 2023. |
| Physical Details |
XVIII, 702 p. 1 illus. : online resource. |
| Reihe |
IFSR International Series in Systems Science and Systems Engineering 2698-5497 ; ; 35 |
| ISBN |
9783030994037 |
| Summary Note |
This book develops the core proposition that systems theory is an attempt to construct an “exact and scientific metaphysics,” a system of general ideas central to science that can be expressed mathematically. Collectively, these ideas would constitute a nonreductionist “theory of everything” unlike what is being sought in physics. Inherently transdisciplinary, systems theory offers ideas and methods that are relevant to all of the sciences and also to professional fields such as systems engineering, public policy, business, and social work. To demonstrate the generality and importance of the systems project, the book structures its content in three parts: Essay, Notes, and Commentary. The Essay section is a short distillation of systems ideas that illuminate the problems that many types of systems face. Commentary explains systems thinking, its value, and its relation to mainstream scientific knowledge. It shows how systems ideas revise our understanding of science and how they impact our views on religion, politics, and history. Finally, Notes contains all the mathematics in the book, as well as scientific, philosophical, and poetic content that is accessible to readers without a strong mathematical background. Elements and Relations is intended for researchers and students in the systems (complexity) field as well as related fields of social science modeling, systems biology and ecology, and cognitive science. It can be used as a textbook in systems courses at the undergraduate or graduate level and for STEM education. As much of the book does not require a background in mathematics, it is also suitable for general readers in the natural and social sciences as well as in the humanities, especially philosophy.: |
| Contents note |
To the Reader -- I. Essay: An Ontology of Problems -- II Commentary: The Recovery of Coherence -- III Notes: Systems Theory -- Appendices. |
| Mode of acces to digital resource |
Digital reproduction.- |
| Cham : |
| Springer International Publishing, |
| 2023. - |
| Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in PDF format. |
| System details note |
Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users). |
| Internet Site |
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99403-7 |
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Applications of Mathematics .
Applied Dynamical Systems .
Complex Systems .
Dynamics .
Mathematics .
Mathematics—Philosophy .
Nonlinear theories .
Philosophy of Mathematics .
System theory .
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