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Systems Philosophy and the Unity of Knowledge

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The world as we experience it appears to be a kind of unity, and yet different sectors of the academy have apparently incommensurable world views. For example, in the social sciences, the possibility of objective knowledge is disclaimed (constructivism); whereas in the natural sciences, it is insisted upon (e.g. physicalism). In this paper, I argue that Systems Philosophy suggests that there are empirical grounds for considering that there is an intelligibly ordered reality underlying the phenomena of the experienced world and that a unity of knowledge is therefore possible in principle. I discuss possible ways in which work towards such unification can be approached. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • David Rousseau, 2014. "Systems Philosophy and the Unity of Knowledge," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(2), pages 146-159, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:srbeha:v:31:y:2014:i:2:p:146-159
    DOI: 10.1002/sres.2189
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    1. Krzysztof Kasianiuk, 2021. "On a system–environment relationship in scientific inquiry: A response to ‘Definition of System’ by A. D. Hall and R. E. Fagen," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(4), pages 517-526, August.
    2. Ehsan Javanmardi & Sifeng Liu, 2019. "Exploring Grey Systems Theory-Based Methods and Applications in Analyzing Socio-Economic Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(15), pages 1-19, August.

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