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Epistemological categories of systems: An overview and mathematical formulation

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Computer Aided Systems Theory — EUROCAST '89 (EUROCAST 1989)

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Epistemological categories of systems that emerged from a conceptual framework known as general systems problem solver (GSPS) are overviewed and formulated mathematically, using standard notions of category theory. In addition, the history of the GSPS is briefly summarized.

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  1. Department of Systems Science Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering, Applied Science, and Technology, State University of New York at Binghamton, 13901, Binghamton, New York, U.S.A.

    George J. Klir & Ivan Rozehnal

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Klir, G.J., Rozehnal, I. (1990). Epistemological categories of systems: An overview and mathematical formulation. In: Pichler, F., Moreno-Diaz, R. (eds) Computer Aided Systems Theory — EUROCAST '89. EUROCAST 1989. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 410. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52215-8_2

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