Thus even supposedly unadulterated facts of observation already are interfused with all sorts of conceptual pictures, model concepts, theories or whatever expression you choose. The choice is not whether to remain in the field of data or to theorize; the choice is only between models that are more or less abstract, generalized, near or more remote from direct observation, more or less suitable to represent observed phenomena.
Thus even supposedly unadulterated facts of observation already are interfused with all sorts of conceptual pictures, model concepts, theories or wha… - Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
Thus even supposedly unadulterated facts of observation already are interfused with all sorts of conceptual pictures, model concepts, theories or wha…
- Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
We are seeking another basic outlook: the world as an organization. This would profoundly change categories of our thinking and influence our practic… - Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
We are seeking another basic outlook: the world as an organization. This would profoundly change categories of our thinking and influence our practic…
It is the 'zoomorphic' or 'rattomorphic' fallacy - the expressed or implicit contention that there is no essential difference between rat and man - w… - Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
It is the 'zoomorphic' or 'rattomorphic' fallacy - the expressed or implicit contention that there is no essential difference between rat and man - w…
Considering the inconceivable complexity of processes even in a simple cell, it is little short of a miracle that the simplest possible model - namel… - Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
Considering the inconceivable complexity of processes even in a simple cell, it is little short of a miracle that the simplest possible model - namel…
I think that the fact that a theory so vague, so insufficiently verifiable, and so far from the criteria otherwise applied in "hard" science, could b… - Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
I think that the fact that a theory so vague, so insufficiently verifiable, and so far from the criteria otherwise applied in "hard" science, could b…
People are not machines, but in all situations where they are given the opportunity, they will act like machines. - Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
People are not machines, but in all situations where they are given the opportunity, they will act like machines.
Progress is only possible by passing from a state of undifferentiated wholeness to differentiation of parts. - Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
Progress is only possible by passing from a state of undifferentiated wholeness to differentiation of parts.
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