General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications
| Author | Ludwig von Bertalanffy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Systems theory General systems theory |
| Publisher | George Braziller |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | xv, 289 |
| ISBN | 9780807604533 |
| OCLC | 131976 |
| 001.5/3 | |
| LC Class | Q295 .B4 |
General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications is a 1968 book by the biologist and systems theorist Ludwig von Bertalanffy. The book presents the foundations, development and applications of general system theory and discusses the role of systems in biology, psychology, psychiatry and the social sciences.
The volume consists of ten essays and an appendix dealing with general system theory and the study of biological and social organisms and with the unification of science.