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1996 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Basic Ideas of General Systems Theory
Author : Lars Skyttner
Published in: General Systems Theory
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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Each body of theory has its implied assumptions or axioms which in reality are impossible to prove and hence must be accepted as value judgements. The underlying assumptions and premises of systems theory can be traced backward in history. The Greek philosopher, Aristotle (384–322 B.C.), presented a metaphysical vision of hierarchic order in nature — in his biological systematics. His finalistic, or teleological, natural philosophy represents a rather advanced systems thinking for the time.