Traditions of Systems Theory: Major Figures and Contemporary Developments [Paperback]

1. Systems Theory: A Secret History of the 20^th Century Darrell P. Arnold  Part I: Early Developments and Their Continued Repercussions  Introduction  2. The Persistence of Information Theory Philipp Schweighauser  3. Cybernetics: Thinking Through the Technology Ranulph Glanville  4. Expanding the Self-Referential Paradox: The Macy Conferences and the Second Wave of Cybernetic Thinking John Bruni  5. The Hermeneutical System of General Systemology: Bertalanffian and Other Early Contributions to Its Foundations and Development David Pouvreau  6. The Ethics of Epistemology: The Work of the Constructivist and Cybernetician Heinz von Foerster, From the Vienna Circle to the Cybernetic Circle^  Bernhard P?rksen  7. Maturana and Varela: From Autopoiesis to Systems Applications Bob Mugerauer  8. Eugene Odum and the Homeostatic Ecosystem: the Resilience of an Idea Joel Hagen  Part II: Systems Thinking in Sociology Introduction  9. Talcott Parsons: A Sociological Theory of Action Systems Bettina Mahlert  10. Luhmann: Three Key Concepts, System, Meaning, Autopoiesis Walter Reese-Sch?fer 11. Systems Historicized: Wallersteins World-Systems Analysis W.L. Goldfrank  Part III: Further Contemporary Developments Introduction  12. Systems Theories and Literary Studies Andrew McMurry  13. Systems Heuristics and Digital Culture Raphael Sassower and