Systems Philosophy

(under construction)


Themes

  • Systems theory and philosophy
  • Philosophy of science
  • Science-religion dialog
  • Systems ideas and sustainability

Papers

  • Zwick, M. (2008) "A Conversation on Theodicy." The Global Spiral, January 9, 2008. (html / pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (2007) "Spinoza and Gödel: Causa Sui and Undecidable Truth." North American Spinoza Society Monograph 13, pp. 46-52. (pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (2007) "Systems Metaphysics: A Bridge from Science to Religion." Metanexus conference: Transdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge: Beyond the Science and Religion Dialogue. June 2-6, 2007; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (pdf) Reprinted in The Global Spiral, June 24, 2007. (html)

  • Zwick, M. (2007) "Systems Ideas and Sustainability." Systems Science and Social Sustainability Seminar. Presentation. (pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (2001) "A Review of Systems: New Paradigms for the Human Sciences." International Journal of General Systems. (postscript / pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (2000) "Understanding Imperfection." World Congress of the Systems Sciences & 44th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, Toronto, July 16-22, 2000. (postscript / pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (1999) "An Informal Review of The Crisis of Global Capitalism: A Letter to George Soros." (pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (1997) "Complexity Theory and Systems Theory." International Institute for General Systems Studies, Second Workshop, Jan. 9-11, 1997, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. html abstract

  • Zwick, M. (1995) "Towards an Ontology of Problems." Advances in Systems Science and Applications (1995) Inauguration Issue I, pp. 37-42. (postscript / pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (1984) "Incompleteness, Negation, Hazard: On The Precariousness Of Systems." Nature and System Vol.6. (1984). pp. 33-42. (postscript / pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (1985) "Personal Knowledge and the Inner Sciences" A talk at the conference on "Other Realities: New Religions and Revitalization Movements," University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 27-30, 1985. (pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (1984) "Information, Constraint and Meaning." Proceedings, Society for General System Research, International Conference, New York City, May 28-June 1, 1984, (A. W. Smith, editor), Intersystems Publications, 1984, pp. 93-99. (postscript / pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (1978) "Some Analogies of Hierarchical Order in Biology and Linguistics." Applied General Systems Research: Recent Developments & Trends, edited by George J.Klir, New York: Plenum Press, 1978, pp. 521-529. (postscript / pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (1978) "Requisite Variety and the Second Law." System Science and Cybernetics Symposium, International Converence of Cybernetics and Socieity (IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society), Tokyo/Kyoto, November, 1978. (pdf)

  • Zwick, M. (1978) "Quantum Measurement and Gödel's Proof." Speculations in Science and Technology Vol. 1 No.2, 1978. (postscript / pdf)

  • Zwick, M., Schwartz, D.G., and Lendaris, G.G. (1978) "Fuzziness and Catastrophe." Proceedings of the International Conference of Cybernetics and Society, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1237-1241, November 1978. (pdf)

Relevant Courses

SYSC 521/621 Systems Philosophy

SYSC 510 Systems Ideas and Sustainability

PHL 570 Philosophy of Science

People

Faculty

Martin Zwick

Students

Other Faculty

(collaborating or with related interests)

Tom Seppalainen, Philosophy

Meetings & Events

Transdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge: Beyond the Science and Religion Dialogue, June 2 - 6, 2007 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. http://www.metanexus.net/conference2007/

Pages

Center for Cooperative Phenomena
Center for Systems Solutions
Principia Cybernetica
The Global Spiral
Monty Python - International Philosophy

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