GLOBAL VIEW
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1435 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
A satisfactory global view of a situation or system should take care of the following aspects:
- All the significant elements or components must be identified;
- All their important interrelations must be recognized;
- No spurious or fictitious interrelations should be introduced;
- The real dynamics of the various subsystems should be clearly characterized (i.e. linear or nonlinear; continuous or discontinuous; cyclical or irregular, etc.);
- The basic interrelations of the system with its significant environment must be stated;
- No imprudent or unfounded extrapolations should be made.
These various rules are qualified (“significant”, “important”, “spurious”, “real”, “basic”, “imprudent”, “unfounded”).
This introduces the observer's view and implies the need for criteria. Moreover, such criteria must necessarily be:
1.based on systemic and cybernetic models of the interrelations, suitable to maintain the unity, identity and coherence in the representative global model;
2.take in account the aims of the study and the level of observation used.
Obviously, no valuable global view could be obtained without the collaboration and mutual understanding between numerous specialists through a transdisciplinary language.