On Purposeful Systems An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Individual And Social Behavior As a System of Purposeful Events

On Purposeful Systems provides an innovative foundation for looking at human and social behavior-as a system of purposeful (teleological) events. It uses a systems theoretical approach for the study of these phenomena, and illustrates and extends general systems theory. "What makes this book 'magical' is that Ackoff provides 'operational definitions' for many ill-defined words and concepts-from defining 'knowledge' and 'understanding' to providing definitions of feelings/emotions.... [This book represents a [paradigm shift that has yet to be appreciated, thirty years later."-W. Curtiss Priest, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAckoff, Russell L. is the author of 'On Purposeful Systems An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Individual And Social Behavior As a System of Purposeful Events' with ISBN 9780202307985 and ISBN 0202307980.