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Praxiological Studies

Polish Contributions to the Science of Efficient Action

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  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Wojciech Gasparski

    1. Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

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  2. Tadeusz Pszczołowski

    1. Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

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Part of the book series: Theory and Decision Library (TDLU, volume 34)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Goal of an Act and the Task of the Agent

    • Tadeusz Kotarbinski
    Pages 1-19

  3. On the Essence and Goals of General Methodology (Praxiology)

    • Tadeusz Kotarbiński
    Pages 21-30

  4. An Outline of the Prehistory of Praxiology

    • Jan Ostrowski
    Pages 31-45

  5. An Analysis of the Concept of Goal

    • Eugeniusz Geblewicz
    Pages 47-60

  6. Comments on the Concept of Efficiency

    • Wojciech Gasparski
    Pages 61-83

  7. The Value of Perfect Information

    • Klemens Szaniawski
    Pages 85-101

  8. A Praxiological Theory of Evaluations

    • Tadeusz Pszczołowski
    Pages 103-124

  9. Praxiosemiotics: The Theory of Optimum Message in the Service of other Disciplines and Practical Activities

    • Tadeusz Wojcik
    Pages 125-141

  10. A Formal Theory of Actions: Syntax and Semantics of Behaviour

    • Maria Nowakowska
    Pages 143-177

  11. Praxiological Models Praxiological Modelling of Systems of Action

    • Józef Konieczny
    Pages 179-194

  12. Planning and Implementation an Elementary Primer of the Cybernetics of Planning

    • Henryk Greniewski
    Pages 195-222

  13. Praxiology and the Theory of Programming

    • Oskar Lange
    Pages 223-229

  14. Making Use of Science in Actions (A Study in Methodology and Praxiology)

    • Henryk Stonert
    Pages 231-263

  15. Practical Problems and Practical Directives

    • Edward Leniewicz
    Pages 265-279

  16. A Praxiological Theory of Design

    • Wojciech Gasparski
    Pages 281-312

  17. Some Problems of the General Theory of Struggle

    • Tadeusz Kotarbiński
    Pages 313-324

  18. Struggle in a Dense Social Environment

    • Jarosław Rudniański
    Pages 325-345

  19. The Theory of Organization and Management

    • Jan Zieleniewski
    Pages 347-360

  20. The Importance of Praxiology for Political Economy

    • Oskar Lange
    Pages 361-371
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Keywords

Editors and Affiliations

  • Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

    Wojciech Gasparski, Tadeusz Pszczołowski

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Praxiological Studies

  • Book Subtitle: Polish Contributions to the Science of Efficient Action

  • Editors: Wojciech Gasparski, Tadeusz Pszczołowski

  • Series Title: Theory and Decision Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6943-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: PWN—Polish Scientific Publishers—Warszawa 1983

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1258-5Due: 30 September 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6945-2Published: 13 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6943-8Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 432

  • Topics: Philosophy of the Social Sciences

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