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The recent orientation of our research—and that of the group with which we work at the School of Advanced Technology—has been directed toward a not unfounded reservation which we occasionally encounter and which is succinctly represented by Bunge’s observation that “...some scientists have misgivings because GST’s have not delivered all the goods promised by their most enthusiastic proponents.”
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Cavallo, R., Klir, G.J. (1978). A Problem-Solving Basis for General Systems Research. In: Klir, G.J. (eds) Applied General Systems Research. NATO Conference Series, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0555-3_3
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