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International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics

2nd Edition, as published by Charles François 2004 Presented by the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science Vienna for public access.

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The International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics was first edited and published by the system scientist Charles François in 1997. The online version that is provided here was based on the 2nd edition in 2004. It was uploaded and gifted to the center by ASC president Michael Lissack in 2019; the BCSSS purchased the rights for the re-publication of this volume in 200?. In 2018, the original editor expressed his wish to pass on the stewardship over the maintenance and further development of the encyclopedia to the Bertalanffy Center. In the future, the BCSSS seeks to further develop the encyclopedia by open collaboration within the systems sciences. Until the center has found and been able to implement an adequate technical solution for this, the static website is made accessible for the benefit of public scholarship and education.

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ANAGENESIS 2)

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"The step-wise evolution of the dynamics of self-organization itself, bringing into play new levels of systems with their appropriate self-organization dynamics" (E. JANTSCH, 1982, p.345).

JANTSCH, who introduced the concept, stated: "In microevolution, anagenesis arises from endosymbiosis of dynamic (or ontogenic) sequences of structures; in macroevolution from the coevolution of phylogenetic sequences of systems. It may be interpreted as selftranscendence in space-time" (Ibid).

This is the evolution of evolution modes. Anagenesis is probably to be connected with emergence of new levels of complexity through dissipative structuration.

This process also seems related to the appearance of higher levels of sociality (cells as societies of molecules, living beings as societies of cells, beehives as societies of bees, human societies) that produce new types of individuals on a higher complexity level.

The subject is very complex. JANTSCH's paper provides an interesting figure that makes it easier to understand.

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  • 1) General information
  • 2) Methodology or model
  • 3) Epistemology, ontology and semantics
  • 4) Human sciences
  • 5) Discipline oriented

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Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science(2020).

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