of Ontology II.- 1. System.- 1. Basic Concepts.- 2. System Representations.- 3. Basic Assumptions.- 4. Systemicity.- 5. Concluding Remarks.- 2. Chemism.- 1. Chemical System.- 2. Biochemical System.- 3. Life.- 1. From Chemism to Life.- 2. Biofunction.- 3. Evolution.- 4. Concluding Remarks.- 4. Mind.- 1. Central Nervous System.- 2. Brain States.- 3. Sensation to Valuation.- 4. Recall to Knowledge.- 5. Self to Society.- 6. Concluding Remarks.- 5. Society.- 1. Human Society.- 2. Social Subsystems and Supersystems.- 3. Economy, Culture, and Polity.- 4. Social Structure.- 5. Social Change.- 6. Concluding Remarks.- 6. A Systemic World View.- 6.1. A World of Systems.- 6.2. System Genera.- 6.3. Novelty Sources.- 6.4. Emergence.- 6.5. Systemism Supersedes Atomism and Holism.- 6.6. Synopsis.- Appendix A. System models.- 1. Input-Output Models.- 1.1. The Black Box.- 1.2. Connecting Black Boxes.- 1.3. Control System.- 1.4. Stability and Breakdown.- 2. Grey Box Models.- 2.1. Generalities.- 2.2. Deterministic Automata.- 2.3. Probabilistic Automata.- 2.4. Information Systems.- Appendix B. Change models.- 1 Kinematical Models.- 1.1. Global Kinematics.- 1.2. Analytical Kinematics.- 1.3. Balance Equations.- 1.4. Lagrangian Framework.- 1.5. Kinematical Analogy.- 2. Dynamical Models.- 2.1. Generalities.- 2.2. Formalities.- 2.3. The Pervasiveness of Cooperation and Competition.- 2.4. The Dynamics of Competitive-Cooperative Processes.- 3. Qualitative Change Models.- 3.1. Kinematical: Birth and Death Operators.- 3.2. Dynamical: Random Hits.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.
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of Ontology II. - 1. System. - 1. Basic Concepts. - 2. System Representations. - 3. Basic Assumptions. - 4. Systemicity. - 5. Concluding Remarks. - 2. Chemism. - 1. Chemical System. - 2. Biochemical System. - 3. Life. - 1. From Chemism to Life. - 2. Biofunction. - 3. Evolution. - 4. Concluding Remarks. - 4. Mind. - 1. Central Nervous System. - 2. Brain States. - 3. Sensation to Valuation. - 4. Recall to Knowledge. - 5. Self to Society. - 6. Concluding Remarks. - 5. Society. - 1. Human Society. - 2. Social Subsystems and Supersystems. - 3. Economy, Culture, and Polity. - 4. Social Structure. - 5. Social Change. - 6. Concluding Remarks. - 6. A Systemic World View. - 6. 1. A World of Systems. - 6. 2. System Genera. - 6. 3. Novelty Sources. - 6. 4. Emergence. - 6. 5. Systemism Supersedes Atomism and Holism. - 6. 6. Synopsis. - Appendix A. System models. - 1. Input-Output Models. - 1. 1. The Black Box. - 1. 2. Connecting Black Boxes. - 1. 3. Control System. - 1. 4. Stability and Breakdown. - 2. Grey Box Models. - 2. 1. Generalities. - 2. 2. Deterministic Automata. - 2. 3. Probabilistic Automata. - 2. 4. Information Systems. - Appendix B. Change models. - 1 Kinematical Models. - 1. 1. Global Kinematics. - 1. 2. Analytical Kinematics. - 1. 3. Balance Equations. - 1. 4. Lagrangian Framework. - 1. 5. Kinematical Analogy. - 2. Dynamical Models. - 2. 1. Generalities. - 2. 2. Formalities. - 2. 3. The Pervasiveness of Cooperation and Competition. - 2. 4. The Dynamics of Competitive-Cooperative Processes. - 3. Qualitative Change Models. - 3. 1. Kinematical: Birth and Death Operators. - 3. 2. Dynamical: Random Hits. - Index of Names. - Index of Subjects.
