Systems Research and Behavioral Science articles from January 1997

Systems Research and Behavioral Science archives from January 1997

The contribution of the systems sciences to the humanities.
January 1, 1997... Keywords systems science; humanities; human values; societal evolution; design INTRODUCTION The contribution of the systems sciences to the humanities is of critical importance in view of the changing nature of human relations at the...

The rationality of distinctions and the emergence of power: a critical systems perspective of power in organizations.
January 1, 1997... Keywords command; power; organization; distinctions; subjectivity; crowd; community INTRODUCTION Power is one of the crucial issues in critical systems thinking (CST) since it is connected with concerns for `human well-being and...

Interpreting the cognitive and evaluative aspects of Immanuel Kant's aesthetics: implications for system science. (Design of the modern inquiring system, part XII)
January 1, 1997... Keywords philosophy of the social sciences; system science; system design; inquiring system; Kant's aesthetics; evaluation; meta-ethics; normative ethics THE EXTENT OF QUANTIFICATION OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF A SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN: AN...

Entropy, social entropy and money: a living systems theory perspective.
January 1, 1997... Keywords entropy; negentropy; living systems; money; living systems theory; social entropy theory; macro accounting theory INTRODUCTION All physical, biological and social systems exist because their elements are related and...

Putting Systems to Work.
January 1, 1997... By Derek K Hitchins. Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1992, 325 pp., ISBN 0 471 93426 7, 40.00 [pounds sterling] (hardback) A review of this comprehensive book is best carried out by dividing its content into three main areas of...

Migrating to Windows 95: A Programmers Guide to What's New.
January 1, 1997... By Mark Andrews. Published by AP Professional, London, 1996, 632 pp., ISBN 0 12 058525 1, $34.95 (paper) This book is just one of many to arrive at the bookstands following the long-awaited release of Windows [R]95 on 24 of August 1995. (A...

Artificial Life: An Overview.
January 1, 1997... Edited by Christopher G. Langton. Published by MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995, 340 pp., ISBN 0 262 12189 1 $42.00 (hardback) Are computer viruses a form of artificial life? Some of us may have pondered over this question having...