CONTENT
Charles François (2004). CONTENT, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 656.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 656 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Methodology or model |
- “That which flows, or circulates in a system, or constitutes it” (D. Mc NEIL, 1993, p.11).
In Mc NEIL's words: “Although form and function (or their respective homologues ”structure“ and ”process“) are the two most often aknowledged aspects of systems in the literature… the most often neglected (one) is the aspect of ”substance“ or content” (Ibid).
This author considers that any system can be modelled as a toroid vortex within associated fields, in which contents are more or less flowing according to their structure or process nature.