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Book SynopsisSeeks to represent the order in nature by discriminating a hierarchical system and defining the logical boundaries of the concepts inherent in this system (such as time, causality, complexity, partitioning, scale, and polarity). This book describes the principles of hierarchical structure.
Table of ContentsPreface An Introduction: Structure and Representation of the World The Individual Entity Some Basics of Hierarchical Structure Representing a Dynamic System Hierarchically: The Basic Triadic System Representing a Dynamic System Hierarchically: The Nontransivity of Effects Across Levels The Explicit Elaboration of a Hierarchy of Nature Organic Evolution and the Hierarchy of Nature Organic Evolution: Its Origin and Hierarchy Structure Appendix Glossary References Index