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1. Introduction

Authors : David Rousseau, Jennifer Wilby, Julie Billingham, Stefan Blachfellner

Published in: General Systemology

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Abstract

The quest for a scientific general systems theory formally started in the 1950s, but progress has been slow. In this chapter we introduce General Systemology, and discuss its origins in the 1950s and its subsequent history in the general systems movement. We discuss its potential and challenges, and outline the key steps needed to establish it as a useful academic discipline.

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There might also be others, for example theories about how to interpret the general theory under various contexts or worldviews, about how systems arose in nature in the first place (if indeed systems are emergent and not in some sense primordial), about the completeness of GST*, and about strategies for discovering general systems principles .
 
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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Authors
David Rousseau
Jennifer Wilby
Julie Billingham
Stefan Blachfellner
Copyright Year
2018
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
General Systemology

Print ISBN: 978-981-10-0891-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-10-0892-4

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0892-4_1