The Relevance of general systems theory papers presented to Ludwig von Bertalanffy on his seventieth birthday. - Bertalanffy, Ludwig von 1901-1972.; Laszlo, Ervin 1932- (New York G. Braziller, 1972)
Table of Contents: Preface. -- Introduction: The Origins of General Systems Theory in the Work of von Bertalanffy. -- 1. The Search for Simplicity / A. Rapoport -- 2. The Evolution of Self-Simplifying Systems / H. H. Pattee -- 3. Some Systems Theoretical Problems in Biology / R. Rosen -- 4. The Impact of Von Bertalanffy on Physiology / E. Zerbst -- 5. Economics and General Systems / K. E. Boulding -- 6. Communicating Systems / L. Thayer -- 7. Bertalanffian Principles as a Basis for Humanistic Psychiatry / W. Gray -- 8. The Significance of Von Bertalanffy for Psychology / N. D. Rizzo -- 9. Noetic Planning: The Need to Know, But What? / L. J. Livesey, Jr. -- 10. The General Ecology of Knowledge in Curriculums of the Future / J. W. Clark. -- Notes. Basic Bibliography. Books by Ludwig von Bertalanffy. Notes on Contributors. Index.
Keywords: Bertalanffy, Ludwig von -- 1901-1972.; System theory -- Addresses, essays, lectures