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Anticipatory Systems : Philosophical, Mathematical, and Methodological Foundations / by Robert Rosen
Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Reihen: IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering ; 1 | SpringerLink BücherVerlag: New York [u.a.] : Springer, 2012Auflage: 2nd ed. 2012Beschreibung: Online-Ressource (LX, 472p. 60 illus, digital)ISBN:- 9781461412694
- 1280398825
- 9781280398827
- 003
- 570.285
- QH323.5 QH324.2-324.25
- Q295
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Zusammenfassung: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Natural and Formal Systems -- The Modelling Relation -- The Encodings of Time -- Open Systems and the Modelling Relation -- Anticipatory Systems -- Appendix -- Addendum: Autobiographical Reminiscences -- Index.Zusammenfassung: 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.PPN: PPN: 165132901XPackage identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXMS | ZDB-2-SMA
Anticipatory Systems; Foreword; Preface to the First Edition; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition:The Nature of Life; Prolegomena: What Speaks in Favor of an Inquiry into Anticipatory Processes?; Chapter 1 Preliminaries; 1.1 General Introduction; References and Notes; 1.2 The Reactive Paradigm: Its Basic Features; References and Notes; Chapter 2 Natural and Formal Systems; 2.1 The Concept of a Natural System; References and Notes; 2.2 The Concept of a Formal System; References and Notes; 2.3 Encodings Between Natural and Formal Systems; References and Notes
Chapter 3 The Modeling Relation3.1 The Modeling Relation within Mathematics; References and Notes; 3.2 Specific Encodings Between Natural and Formal Systems; References and Notes; 3.3 Encodings of Physical Systems; References and Notes; 3.4 Encodings of Biological Systems: Preliminary Remarks; 3.5 Specific Encodings of Biological Systems; References and Notes; 3.6 Models, Metaphors and Abstractions; References and Notes; Chapter 4 The Encodings of Time; 4.1 Time and Dynamics: Introductory Remarks; 4.2 Time in Newtonian Dynamics; References and Notes
4.3 Time in Thermodynamics and Statistical AnalysisReferences and Notes; 4.4 Probabilistic Time; References and Notes; 4.5 Time in General Dynamical Systems; References and Notes; 4.6 Time and Sequence: Logical Aspects of Time; References and Notes; 4.7 Similarity and Time; 4.8 Time and Age; References and Notes; Chapter 5 Open Systems and the Modeling Relation; 5.1 General Introduction; 5.2 Open, Closed and Compensated Systems; References and Notes; 5.3 Compensation and Decompensation; 5.4 The Main Theorem; 5.5 Models as Closed Systems; 5.6 The Concept of Error; References and Notes
5.7 Error and ComplexityReferences and Notes; 5.8 Order and Disorder; References and Notes; 5.9 The Stability of Modeling Relations; Chapter 6 Anticipatory Systems; 6.1 General Introduction; 6.2 An Example: Forward Activation; 6.3 General Characteristics of Temporal Spanning; 6.4 An Application: Senescence; References and Notes; 6.5 Adaptation, Natural Selection and Evolution; References and Notes; 6.6 Learning; References and Notes; 6.7 Selection in Systems and Subsystems; References and Notes; 6.8 Perspectives for the Future; Chapter 7 Appendix; 7.1 Prefatory Remarks; 7.2 Introduction
7.3 The Paradigm of Mechanics7.4 Information; 7.5 An Introduction to Complex Systems; Chapter 8 Relational Science: Towards a Unified Theory of Nature; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 R-Theory; 8.3 Cause vs. Probability; 8.4 Context: The Final and Formal Causes; 8.5 Causal Closure; 8.6 Modeling Relations; 8.7 M-R Systems and Anticipation; 8.8 Organization, Entropy, and Time; 8.9 Conclusion; Autobiographical Reminiscences; Epilogue; The Devil's Advocate; The Devil's Advocate; Index;
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