num_pages: 436
description: Robert Rosen was not only a biologist he was also a brilliant mathematician whose extraordinary contributions to theoretical biology were tremendous. Founding with this book the area of Anticipatory Systems Theory is a remarkable outcome of his work in theoretical biology. This second edition of his book Anticipatory Systems  has been carefully revised and edited and includes an Introduction by Judith Rosen. It has also been expanded with a set of Prolegomena by Dr. Mihai Nadin who offers an historical survey of this fast growing field since the original work was published. There is also some exciting new work in the form of an additional chapter on the Ontology of Anticipation by Dr. John Kineman. An addendum-- with autobiographical reminiscences by Robert Rosen himself and a short story by Judith Rosen about her father-- adds a personal touch. This work now available again serves as the guiding foundations for the growing field of Anticipatory Systems and indeed any area of science that deals with living organisms in some way including the study of Life and Mind. It will also be of interest to graduate students and researchers in the field of Systems Science.
language: English
title: Anticipatory Systems: Philosophical, Mathematical and Methodological Foundations
publisher: Pergamon Pr