In the context of systems science

Systems science

Systems science is an interdisciplinary field of science that studies the nature of complex systems in nature, society, and science. It aims to develop interdisciplinary foundations, which are applicable in a variety of areas, such as engineering, biology, medicine and social sciences.Systems...

 and systems philosophy

Systems Philosophy

Systems philosophy is the study of the development of systems, with an emphasis on design and root cause analysis. Systems philosophy is a form of systems thinking....

, the term systemics refers to an initiative to study system

System

System is a set of interacting or interdependent components forming an integrated whole....

s from a holistic point of view. It is an attempt at developing logical, mathematical, engineering and philosophical paradigms and frameworks in which physical, technological, biological, social, cognitive, and metaphysical

Metaphysics

Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...

 systems can be studied and modeled.

The term "systemics" was coined in the 1970s by Mario Bunge

Mario Bunge

Mario Augusto Bunge is an Argentine philosopher and physicist mainly active in Canada.-Biography:Bunge began his studies at the National University of La Plata, graduating with a Ph.D. in physico-mathematical sciences in 1952. He was professor of theoretical physics and philosophy,...

 and others, as an alternative paradigm for research related to general systems theory

Systems theory

Systems theory is the transdisciplinary study of systems in general, with the goal of elucidating principles that can be applied to all types of systems at all nesting levels in all fields of research...

 and systems science

Systems science

Systems science is an interdisciplinary field of science that studies the nature of complex systems in nature, society, and science. It aims to develop interdisciplinary foundations, which are applicable in a variety of areas, such as engineering, biology, medicine and social sciences.Systems...

.

See also

• Autopoiesis
• Dynamic system
• Integral Theory
  Integral Theory
  Integral Theory is a philosophy posited by Ken Wilber that seeks a synthesis of the best of pre-modern, modern, and postmodern reality. It claims to be a "theory of everything," and offers an approach "to draw together an already existing number of separate paradigms into an interrelated network of...
  
  
• Meta-knowledge
• Meta-system
• Meta-theory
• Relativism
  Relativism
  Relativism is the concept that points of view have no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration....
  
  
• Reliabilism
  Reliabilism
  Reliabilism, a category of theories in the philosophical discipline of epistemology, has been advanced both as a theory of knowledge and of justified belief...
  
  
• System engineering
• Scientific paradigm
• Socio-cognitive
  Socio-cognitive
  Socio-cognitive or sociocognitive describes integrated cognitive and social properties of systems, processes, functions, models, as well as can indicate the branch of science, engineering or technology, such as socio-cognitive research, socio-cognitive interactions.This term is especially used when...
  
  
• Systemography
  Systemography
  Systemography or SGR is a process where phenomena regarded as complex are purposefully represented as a constructed model of a general system. It maybe used in three different roles: conceptualization, analysis, and simulation...
  
  
• Triune Continuum Paradigm
  Triune Continuum Paradigm
  The Triune continuum paradigm is a paradigm for general system modeling published in 2002. The paradigm allows for building of rigorous conceptual frameworks employed for systems modeling in various application contexts .- Introduction :As it is defined in the Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy:...
  
  

Further reading

• Mario Bunge
  Mario Bunge
  Mario Augusto Bunge is an Argentine philosopher and physicist mainly active in Canada.-Biography:Bunge began his studies at the National University of La Plata, graduating with a Ph.D. in physico-mathematical sciences in 1952. He was professor of theoretical physics and philosophy,...
  
   (1979), A world of systems. Dordrecht; Boston, Reidel.
• Charles François
  Charles François
  Charles François, , is a Belgian administrator, editor and scientist in the field of cybernetics, systems theory and systems science, internationally known for his main work the International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics.- Biography :...
  
   (1999), Systemics and Cybernetics in a Historical Perspective. in: Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Vol 16, pp. 203–219.
• Watson, D. E., G. E. Schwartz, L. G. S. Russek (1998), The Theory of Enformed Systems - A Paradigm of Organization and Holistic Systems
• Donald E. Watson (2005), Systemics: The Most Basic Science.
• Frederic Vester (2008), The Art of interconnected thinking: Tools and concepts for a new approach to tackling complexity; Munich, MCB.

External links

• A Taste of Systemics By Béla H. Bánáthy
  Béla H. Bánáthy
  Béla Heinrich Bánáthy was a Hungarian linguist, systems scientist and a professor at San Jose State University and UC Berkeley. Bánáthy was the founder of the White Stag Leadership Development Program whose leadership model was adopted across the United States...
  
  
• Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
• Computational Philosophy of Science - The MIT Press