In the context of
systems science and
systems philosophy, systemics is an initiative to study
systems. It is an attempt at developing logical, mathematical, engineering and philosophical paradigms and frameworks in which physical, technological, biological, social,
cognitive
Cognition refers to "the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses". It encompasses all aspects of intellectual functions and processes such as: perception, attention, thought ...
and
metaphysical
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality, the first principles of being, identity and change, space and time, causality, necessity, and possibility. It includes questions about the nature of consci ...
systems can be studied and modeled.
The term "systemics" was coined in the 1970s by
Mario Bunge and others, as an alternative paradigm for research related to
general systems theory and systems science.
[ Mario Bunge (1979). ''A world of systems''. Dordrecht; Boston: Reidel, p. 1.]
See also
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Autopoiesis
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Cybernetics
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Dynamic system
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Integral theory
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Meta-knowledge
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Meta-system
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Meta-theory
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Relativism
Relativism is a family of philosophical views which deny claims to objectivity within a particular domain and assert that valuations in that domain are relative to the perspective of an observer or the context in which they are assessed. There ...
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Reliabilism
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System engineering
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Scientific paradigm
In science and philosophy, a paradigm () is a distinct set of concepts or thought patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what constitute legitimate contributions to a field.
Etymology
''Paradigm'' comes ...
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Socio-cognitive
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System dynamics
System dynamics (SD) is an approach to understanding the nonlinear behaviour of complex systems over time using stocks, flows, internal feedback loops, table functions and time delays.
Overview
System dynamics is a methodology and mathematic ...
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Systemography
Systemography or SGR is a process where phenomena regarded as complex are purposefully represented as a constructed model of a general system. It may be used in three different ways: conceptualization, analysis, and simulation. The work of Jean-L ...
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Systems theory
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Triune continuum paradigm The Triune Continuum Paradigm is a paradigm for general system modeling published in 2002.A. Naumenko''Triune Continuum Paradigm: a paradigm for general system modeling and its applications for UML and RM-ODP'' Doctoral thesis 2581, Swiss Federal I ...
References
Further reading
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Mario Bunge (1979), ''A world of systems''. Dordrecht; Boston, Reidel.
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Charles François (1999)
Systemics and Cybernetics in a Historical Perspective in: ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'', Vol 16, pp. 203–219.
* Pouvreau David (2013). "Une histoire de la 'systémologie générale' de Ludwig von Bertalanffy - Généalogie, genèse, actualisation et postérité d'un projet herméneutique", Doctoral Thesis (1138 pages), Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris : http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00804157
* Frederic Vester (2008), The Art of interconnected thinking: Tools and concepts for a new approach to tackling complexity; Munich, MCB.
External links
Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and InformaticsComputational Philosophy of Science– The MIT Press
by
Béla H. Bánáthy
Systems theory
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pl:Teoria systemów
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