A second possible approach to general systems theory is thr… - Kenneth E. Boulding

" "
A second possible approach to general systems theory is through the arrangement of theoretical systems and constructs in a hierarchy of complexity, roughly corresponding to the complexity of the "individuals" of the various empirical fields... leading towards a "system of systems."… I suggest below a possible arrangement of "levels" of theoretical discourse.

Kenneth E. Boulding

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Kenneth E. Boulding

Kenneth Ewart Boulding (18 January 1910 – 18 March 1993) was an economist, educator, poet, religious mystic, devoted Quaker, systems scientist and interdisciplinary philosopher. He was cofounder of General Systems Theory and founder of numerous ongoing intellectual projects in economics and social science. He was married to .

Also Known As

Native Name: Kenneth Ewart Boulding

All quotes from Kenneth E. Boulding Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Kenneth E. Boulding:

Kenneth Arrow William Stanley Jevons Carroll Quigley Norbert Wiener John Dewey

Additional quotes by Kenneth E. Boulding

The controversy as to whether socialism is possible has been settled by the fact that it exists, and it is a fundamental axiom of my philosophy, at any rate, that anything that exists, is possible.

A distinguished economist, on being asked to define the subject matter of his science, once replied, "Economics is what economists do."

Theories without facts may be barren, but facts without theories are meaningless.

A second possible approach to general systems theory is through the arrangement of theoretical systems and constructs in a hierarchy of complexity, r… - Kenneth E. Boulding

About Kenneth E. Boulding

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by Kenneth E. Boulding