SYSTEMS FIELDS TAXONOMY
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3463 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
The following taxonomy has been established by R. RODRIGUEZ DELGADO (1992, p.1156), founder and leader of the systems movement in Spain. Some slight modifications and additions have been introduced (marked +).
GENERAL APPROACHES
Theory of knowledge
Cognitive approaches
Systems philosophy
Systems ontology
Systems epistemology: (holism vs. reductionism)+
Systems ethics+
General semantics+
Axiology
Aesthetics
General Systems Theory
Transdisciplinary approach
Generalization of main scientific principles
In monodisciplinary sciences+
In interdisciplinary sciences+
THEORIES OF GENERAL SYSTEMICS USE2 : (all added)
Communication and information theories
Cybernetics (1st, 2nd and of 2nd order)
Taxonomy of living systems
Thermodynamics of near and far-from-equilibrium systems
Theory of catastrophes
Theory of deterministic chaos
Theory of fractals
Theory of games
Theory of networks and automata
Theories of autopoiesis and autonomy
Theories of artificial intelligence and life
Theory of hierarchical levels
Topology+
Systems methodologies
General methods (metaphors, analogies, linkages, isomorphisms+)
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Formal and special languages+
Operational research
Reconstructability analysis+
Systems analysis
Systems dynamics
Specific models based on above theories+
APPLIED SYSTEMS AREAS+
Biological systems+
Ecosystems+
Economic systems+
Familiar therapy+
Man-machine systems+
Political science+
Praxiology
Socio-technical systems+
Sociosystems (including animal ones)+
Systems education
Systems engineering
Systems management
SYSTEMIC INSTRUMENTS
Simulation models
Electronics
Graphics
Informatics (i.e. computer science), etc…