General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications

The classic book on a major modern theory Bertalanffy's selected writings on his theory of laws applicable to virtually every scientific field. This conceptual approach has had a profound impact on biology, economics, psychology, and demography, with new relevancies today. The new foreword by University of Vienna system theory professor, Wolfgang Hofkirchner, and Centre for Systems Philosophy director, David Rousseau, discusses the theory's contemporary applications.

Auteur

Ludwig von Bertalanffy was the creator of general system theory and the author of ten books. He died in 1972.