An introduction to systems science

This is the first book that renders a thorough discussion of systems science.

It draws on material from an extensive collection of external sources, including several other books and a special library collection complete with videotape empirical evidence of applicability of the theory to a wide variety of circumstances.

This is essential because systems science must be responsive to diverse human situations of the widest difficulty, and it must fill the void that the specific sciences cannot fill, because these sciences are insensitive to the necessities of reconciling disparate views of multiple observers, and incorporating local conditions in hypotheses that precede inductive explorations.Sample Chapter(s)Chapter 1: Unlimited Scope of System Science (195 KB)Contents:Foundations: The ChaptersDiscovery: The ChaptersResolution: The ChaptersThe Practitioners (“Systemists”): The ChaptersSystems Science: The ChaptersAppendices:GalleryThe “Warfield Special Collection” at the George Mason University Fenwick LibraryDiscovering Systems ScienceLinguistic Adjustments: Precursors to Understanding ComplexityThe Two Neutral Processes of Systems ScienceStatements, Themes, Findings, StructureLiteracy in Structural Graphics: The Higher Education ImperativeReadership: Graduate students, academics and practitioners in business management, computer science and engineering.