Igor Viktorovich Blauberg (1928 – May 23, 1990) was a Soviet philosopher and cyberneticist. Blauberg was Head of Systems Approach and Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory of the Research Institute for Systems Studies in Moscow. He is known for his pioneering work in the field of

systems theory Systems theory is the interdisciplinary study of systems, i.e. cohesive groups of interrelated, interdependent components that can be natural or human-made. Every system has causal boundaries, is influenced by its context, defined by its structu ...

in Russia.John Biggart, Peter Dudley, Francis King. ''Alexander Bogdanov and the origins of systems thinking in Russia,'' 1998. p. 263.

Selected publications

* Blauberg, I. V., and E. G. Yudin. ''Formation and essence of system approach.'' Moscow: Science 271 (1973). * Blauberg, I. V., Sadovsky, V. N., & Yudin, E. G. (1977). ''Systems theory: Philosophical and methodological problems.'' Moscow: Progress Publishers. ;Articles, a selection: * Blauberg, I. V., V. N. Sadovskii, and B. G. Iudin. "Philosophical Principles of Systemicity and the Systems Approach." ''Soviet Studies in Philosophy'' 17.4 (1979): 44-68. * Blauberg, I. V., and E.M. Mirsky. "Interdisciplinary research groups in the structure of research front," ''Interdisciplinary Research Groups: Proceedings of the First International Conference, BRD-USA,'' 1980, pp. 26–33.

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