The purpose of change is problem solving

ISBN-13: 9783659889462 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 236 str.

Janos Korn

Opis

Any part of the world can be viewed and modeled in terms of its chosen qualitative and/or quantitative properties OR its structure. The first approach has been used by nearly the whole of 'human intellectual endeavor', i.e. conventional science of physics, the arts and so on. Development of the second or the 'systemic view' or 'systems thinking' is the subject of the current work. The purpose of change is problem solving suggests that the 'structural view' is empirical, pervasive throughout experience and as such results in a single domain as opposed to conventional science which consists of many domains like mechanics, electricity etc. Thus, a unique approach or 'systems science' is needed which is based on 'six principles of systems' translated into operational form by the symbolism of processed natural language called static and dynamic 'linguistic modelling of scenarios' which can carry the relevant aspects of conventional science with mathematics and uncertainties. A kind of unified presentation of science has been achieved.

O autorze

Janos Korn graduated in mechanical engineering in 1960 at Queen Mary College, London, followed by M Phil and PhD degrees. After industry he became a lecturer at Middlesex University and a tutor at the Open University. He was a member of the Institutions of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and published 150 papers and 5 books.