Towards unifying science: Applying concepts across disciplinary boundaries

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-62

  Bailey, Kenneth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopoiesis; Concept degradation; Concept exportation; Cybernetics; Entropy; Terminological unification; Unified science

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035530901     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.364     Document Type: Article

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