Treatise on Basic Philosophy

The book brings together research communities from different disciplines and countries, and offers an exchange about theoretical frameworks and practical experiences to guide research and policy 'towards environmental innovation systems'. The contributions selected explore new directions of research at the borderline between two established research traditions: systems of innovation and environmental innovations. For this purpose, the book draws on recent conceptual and empirical insights as well as on policy-oriented analyses. It is structured according to the four main areas of interest with respect to environmental innovation systems: conceptual foundations, empirical experiences, strategic approaches, and experiences with policy instruments.

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.