Systems Theory and Practice in the Knowledge Age
Contributors: Gillian Ragsdell (Editor); Daune West (Editor); Jennifer Wilby (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9780306472473
Subjects: Cybernetics & systems theory; General Theory of Computing; Knowledge-Based Computing; Science; Science/Mathematics; General; Mathematics / Applied; Artificial Intelligence - General; Congresses; Knowledge management; System Theory
First sentence: Discussion within the systems movement about the nature of 'emergence' dates back at least as far as Ashby (1956; 1968) and Bertalanffy (1968) but the concept remains elusive.