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Facets of Systems Science

Authors:

  1. George J. Klir

    1. State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, USA

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Part of the book series: IFSR International Series in Systems Science and Systems Engineering (IFSR, volume 7)

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Table of contents (46 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Systems Science A Guided Tour

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What Is Systems Science?

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 3-7

    3. More about Systems

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 9-17

    4. Systems Movement

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 19-39

    5. Conceptual Frameworks

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 41-69

    6. Systems Methodology

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 71-86

    7. Systems Metamethodology

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 87-99

    8. Systems Knowledge

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 101-111

    9. Complexity

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 113-134

    10. Simplification Strategies

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 135-142

    11. Goal-Oriented Systems

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 143-161

    12. Systems Science in Retrospect and Prospect

      • George J. Klir
      Pages 163-190

  3. Classical Systems Literature

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-212
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    2. Some Comments on Systems and System Theory

      • Robert Rosen
      Pages 213-215

    4. An Exposition of Constructivism: Why Some Like it Radical

      • Ernst von Glasersfeld
      Pages 229-238

    5. General Systems Theory—The Skeleton of Science

      • Kenneth E. Boulding
      Pages 239-248

    6. General Systems Theory as a New Discipline

      • W. Ross Ashby
      Pages 249-257

    7. Science and the Systems Paradigm

      • Peter B. Checkland
      Pages 259-268
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About this book

This book has a rather strange history. It began in Spring 1989, thirteen years after our Systems Science Department at SUNY -Binghamton was established, when I was asked by a group of students in our doctoral program to have a meeting with them. The spokesman of the group, Cliff Joslyn, opened our meeting by stating its purpose. I can closely paraphrase what he said: "We called this meeting to discuss with you, as Chairman of the Department, a fundamental problem with our systems science curriculum. In general, we consider it a good curriculum: we learn a lot of concepts, principles, and methodological tools, mathematical, computational, heuristic, which are fundamental to understanding and dealing with systems. And, yet, we learn virtually nothing about systems science itself. What is systems science? What are its historical roots? What are its aims? Where does it stand and where is it likely to go? These are pressing questions to us. After all, aren't we supposed to carry the systems science flag after we graduate from this program? We feel that a broad introductory course to systems science is urgently needed in the curriculum. Do you agree with this assessment?" The answer was obvious and, yet, not easy to give: "I agree, of course, but I do not see how the situation could be alleviated in the foreseeable future.
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  • State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, USA

    George J. Klir

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