SYSTEMIC/Holistic versus NONSYSTEMIC THINKING
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3433 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Human sciences, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
M. MULEJ and his colleagues and collaborators at the Faculty of Economics, University of Maribor, Slovenia, resume in the following listing the characteristic differences between these two ways of thinking (2002)
They proceed by describing the attributes of the various terms and expressions used (all of these in this Encyclopedia)
The authors also uline that systems thinking is different and in some sense wider than systems theory (or theories), which is “an abstract generalization of the practical attributes of systems thinking, or a description of complex entities called systems”(Ibid)
The paper includes also some historical information and concludes that “systems thinking based on a realistic systems theory may be able to help humankind find a new way toward survival ”.