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The legacy of Ludwig von Bertalanffy - Coggle Diagram
The legacy of Ludwig von Bertalanffy
ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY
The study of biological organisms required an understanding of the interactive relationships among the constituent parts
“a complex of elements in mutual
interaction,”
Levels of organization
Molecules
Cells
Organisms
Communities
Ecosystems
OPEN SYSTEMS
Living Systems
Taking in matter energy, and information from their environment and exporting their wastes
Organisms exist in a dynamic state, regulated by:
Anabolic Processes
Catabolic Processes
HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY
Supports the belief that humans, as individuals, are unique beings and should be recognized and treated
the personality as an open system
shaping behaviour
System of values
System of beliefs
Behaviourist model
GENERAL SYSTEM THEORY
Bertalanffy wrote “Philosophy of Science in
Scientific Education.”
General System Theory: Foundations,
Development, Applications
(1968)
Systems science
Systems philosophy
Systems technology
A science of wholeness,
“a new philosophy of nature”
based on a recognition of the organized nature of the world.
“perspective philosophy,”
“interaction
between knower and known, … dependent on a multiplicity of factors”