“Because of his capacity for abstract communications and language and his ability to enter in imagination into the lives of others, man is able to build organizations of a size and complexity far beyond those of the lower animals.” MenAbleLanguageImaginationAbilityAnimalCommunicationCapacityOrganizationSizeAbstractComplexityLives Of Others Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“The evolutionary vision is agnostic in regard to systems in the universe of greater complexity than those of which human beings have clear knowledge. It recognizes aesthetic, moral, and religious ideas and experiences as a species, in this case of mental structures or of images, which clearly interacts with other species in the world's great' ecosystem.” WorldHumansIdeasUniverseReligiousHuman BeingsMoralVisionCasesClearGreaterRegardStructureSpeciesComplexityAestheticAgnosticEcosystems Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“[In science any model depends on a pre-chosen taxonomy] a set of classifications into which we divide the enormous complexity of the real world... Land, labor, and capital are extremely heterogeneous aggregates, not much better than earth, air, fire, and water.” WorldRealEarthWaterFireAirLandDependsModelsLaborEnormousChosenComplexityDividesReal WorldClassificationTaxonomyLabor And Capital Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“The very act of thinking about power in our lives and experiences creates a process of revelation and self-analysis that may even make us look at ourselves in a new light... thinking about power and its complex manifestations may not simply lead to a better understanding of the abstract complexities of society, but may have an effect on one?s own image and identity. Perhaps a warning label should be placed on the cover.” ThinkingShouldLooksMaySelfLightProcessUnderstandingOur LivesEffectsIdentityComplexesLabelsAnalysisManifestationAbstractComplexityRevelationsWarningSelf AnalysisWarning Labels Book:Three Faces of Power Source: Three Faces of Power
“A second possible approach to general systems theory is through the arrangement of theoretical systems and constructs in a hierarchy of complexity, roughly corresponding to the complexity of the "individuals" of the various empirical fields... leading towards a "system of systems." [...] I suggest below a possible arrangement of "levels" of theoretical discourse...(vi) [...] the "animal" level, characterized by increased mobility, teleological behavior and self-awareness...” SelfIndividualAnimalLevelsAwarenessFieldsTheoryBehaviorApproachSelf AwarenessVariousComplexityArrangementsDiscourseConstructsHierarchyTheoreticalCorrespondingMobilitySystems Theory Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“The evolutionary vision is agnostic in regard to systems in the universe of greater complexity than those of which human beings have clear knowledge.” HumansUniverseHuman BeingsVisionClearGreaterRegardComplexityAgnosticAgnosticism Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
