Design for Evolution : Self-Organization and Planning in the Life of Human Systems (International Library of Systems Theory and Philosophy Series)
by Jantsch, Erich
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0807607576
- ISBN 13
- 9780807607572
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: George Braziller Incorporated, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 322 pages including index and references. "An exploration into the acquisition and use of knowledge for human purposes.... Elaborates on the theme - not novel to our critical age - that rational knowledge cast into the form of internally consistent, logically constructed and closed models of science constitutes a useful, but by no means sufficient, tool for dealing with matters of human design for a human world." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front endpaper else clean and unmarked with very light wear. Attractive maroon cloth boards with brilliant silver lettering upon spine. Dust jacket price-clipped with moderate wear and closed quarter-inch tear at bottom of front fore-edge. Overall a nice copy..
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- Title
- Design for Evolution : Self-Organization and Planning in the Life of Human Systems (International Library of Systems Theory and Philosophy Series)
- Author
- Jantsch, Erich
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0807607576
- ISBN 13
- 9780807607572
- Publisher
- George Braziller Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- CONSCIOUSNESS EVOLUTION HUMAN BEINGS SYSTEM ANALYSIS PHILOSOPHY GENERAL MIND BODY SCIENCE THEORY Jantsch, Erich Design for Evolution : Self-Organization and Planning in the Life of Human Systems (International Library of Systems Theory and Philosophy S
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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