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An information typology for the understanding of social systems
Author(s) -
Banathy B. Antal
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(199911/12)16:6<479::aid-sres232>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - typology , cybernetics , social system , epistemology , cognitive science , sociology , systems theory , management science , computer science , data science , psychology , social science , artificial intelligence , engineering , philosophy , anthropology
It is argued that we can improve our understanding of social systems by focusing on their informational processes. Recent developments, primarily in evolutionary biology, cybernetics and systems theory, suggest that informational processes are of at least two, and probably three, different types; and that the interaction of these types can be seen as a basis for the self‐construction of social systems. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.