Rosen Anticipatory Systems

Philosophical, Mathematical, and Methodological Foundations
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4614-1269-4
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 472 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: IFSR International Series in Systems Science and Systems Engineering

Robert Rosen was not only a biologist, he was also a brilliant mathematician whose extraordinary contributions to theoretical biology were tremendous. Founding, with this book, the area of Anticipatory Systems Theory is a remarkable outcome of his work in theoretical biology.  This second edition of his book  Anticipatory Systems , has been carefully revised and edited, and includes an Introduction by Judith Rosen. It has also been expanded with a set of Prolegomena by Dr. Mihai Nadin, who offers an historical survey of this fast growing field since the original work was published. There is also some exciting new work, in the form of an additional chapter on the Ontology of Anticipation, by Dr. John Kineman.  An addendum-- with autobiographical reminiscences by Robert Rosen, himself, and a short story by Judith Rosen about her father-- adds a personal touch.   This work, now available again, serves as the guiding foundations for the growing field of Anticipatory Systems and, indeed, any area of science that deals with living organisms in some way, including the study of Life and Mind. It will also be of interest to graduate students and researchers in the field of Systems Science.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rosen, Robert

Weitere Mitwirkende

Rosen, Judith

Kineman, John J.

Nadin, Mihai

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.- Preface.- Introduction.- Preliminaries.- Natural and Formal Systems.- The Modelling Relation.- The Encodings of Time.- Open Systems and the Modelling Relation.- Anticipatory Systems.- Appendix.- Addendum: Autobiographical Reminiscences.- Index.