What is a Systems Approach?
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
2008-09-11 v1
Abstract
What is a systems approach? The first step towards answering this question is an understanding of the history of the systems movement, which includes a survey of contemporary systems discourse. In particular, I examine how systems researchers differentiated their contribution from mechanistic science - but also from holistic doctrines; and identify the similarities and sharpest differences between complex systems and other systems approaches. Having set the scene, the second step involves developing a definition of 'system' consistent with the spirit of the systems approach.
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@article{arxiv.0809.1698,
title = {What is a Systems Approach?},
author = {Alex J. Ryan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.1698},
year = {2008}
}
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39 pages