Synopses & Reviews
Robert Rosen was not only a biologist, he was also a brilliant mathematician whose extraordinary contributions to theoretical biology were tremendous. Founding, with this book, the area of Anticipatory Systems Theory is a remarkable outcome of his work in theoretical biology.
This second edition of his book
Synopsis
In its revised, expanded and updated second edition, this book remains the guiding foundation for the still-growing field of Anticipatory Systems Theory. Includes a new set of Prolegomena, a new chapter on the Ontology of Anticipation and more.
Synopsis
Robert Rosen was not only a biologist, he was also a brilliant mathematician whose extraordinary contributions to theoretical biology were tremendous. Founding, with this book, the area of Anticipatory Systems Theory is a remarkable outcome of his work in theoretical biology. This second edition of his book
Table of Contents
Foreword.- Preface.- Introduction.- Preliminaries.- Natural and Formal Systems.- The Modelling Relation.- The Encodings of Time.- Open Systems and the Modelling Relation.- Anticipatory Systems.- Appendix.- Addendum: Autobiographical Reminiscences.- Index.