On Purposeful Systems: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Individual and Social Behavior as a System of Purposeful Events Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

On Purposeful Systems: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Individual and Social Behavior as a System of Purposeful Events Book

On Purposeful Systems provides an innovative foundation for looking at human and social behavioras a system of purposeful (teleological) events. It uses a systems theoretical approach for the study of these phenomena, and illustrates and extends general systems theory. What makes this book magical is that Ackoff provides operational definitions for many ill-defined words and conceptsfrom defining knowledge and understanding to providing definitions of feelings/emotions.... [T]his book represents a [paradigm] shift that has yet to be appreciated, thirty years later.W. Curtiss Priest, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRead More

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  • 0202307980
  • 9780202307985
  • Russell L. Ackoff, Fred E. Emery
  • 1 July 2005
  • AldineTransaction
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 303
  • New edition
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