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International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics

2nd Edition, as published by Charles François 2004 Presented by the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science Vienna for public access.

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The International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics was first edited and published by the system scientist Charles François in 1997. The online version that is provided here was based on the 2nd edition in 2004. It was uploaded and gifted to the center by ASC president Michael Lissack in 2019; the BCSSS purchased the rights for the re-publication of this volume in 200?. In 2018, the original editor expressed his wish to pass on the stewardship over the maintenance and further development of the encyclopedia to the Bertalanffy Center. In the future, the BCSSS seeks to further develop the encyclopedia by open collaboration within the systems sciences. Until the center has found and been able to implement an adequate technical solution for this, the static website is made accessible for the benefit of public scholarship and education.

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MODEL (Predictive) 2)

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A model whose dynamic features lead to, or aim at forecasting.

Predictive models are the first condition for the institution of anticipatory behavior through feed-forward (R. ROSEN, 1991, p.543-4).

ROSEN observes that even biological organisms seem to possess some non conscious behavioral traits akin to predictive models, based on the present observation or registration of some sequence of events that can be interpreted as early warnings of future events: A deciduous tree sheds its leaves not because the winter is coming, but because it registered the recent trend of the days to shorten. In such cases, some very general hereditary genetic trigger must be present.

ROSEN is in fact quite careful and states: " In any law governing a natural system, it is forbidden to allow present change of states to depend upon future states" (p.545, italics his).

See "teleological explanations" and "System (Anticipatory)".

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  • 1) General information
  • 2) Methodology or model
  • 3) Epistemology, ontology and semantics
  • 4) Human sciences
  • 5) Discipline oriented

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