SYSTEM (Teleogenic)
Charles François (2004). SYSTEM (Teleogenic), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3417.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3417 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Methodology or model |
- “A system capable to generate its own goals” (N.A. COULTER Jr., 1968, p.35).
COULTER,Jr. gives the brain as an example: “A brain… has been designed by evolution to survive in an uncertain and sometimes hostile environment. In contrast to a computer, a brain is a teleogenic system… While under some conditions a brain may be controlled by outside goals or forces, it necessarily includes a self-determined component” (Ibid).
This was written in 1968, when the more precise concept of organizational closure of the whole (and not merely the self-determined component) was not yet well known.