| Titre | La théorie moderne des systèmes : un guide pour faire face aux changements | |
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| Auteur | Anatol Rapoport, Colette Carisse | |
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Revue | Revue Française de Sociologie |
| Numéro | Numéro spécial 1970 Analyse de systèmes en sciences sociales (I) | |
| Page | 23-46 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Anatol Rapoport : Modern systems theory ? An outlook for coping with change.
Systemic theories are differentiated in accordance with their degree of « hardness », the « hardest » ones being those in which a system is defined in terms of mathematically specifiable relations among variables, and the « softest » ones being those that rely on an intuitive appreciation of analogies. The applicability of systemic theories of various types to physical, biological, and social sciences is discussed. In particular, it is argued that theories relevant to gross aspects of human behavior and to social organization cannot be meaningfully separated from ethical overtones, and that therefore there are limitations of the extent to which such theories can be « hardened ». The analogue of a sensitive instrument in the physical sciences is an investigator sensitized to particular types of social phenomena. This sensitization occurs via specific subjective orientations. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rfsoc_0035-2969_1970_hos_11_1_1602 |
