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Salthe, Stanley Norman was born on October 16, 1930 in New York City. Son of Christian and Ruth (Idland) Salthe.
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Evolving Hierarchical Systems
(A bold effort to find a functional and transactional fram...)
A bold effort to find a functional and transactional framework for synthetic evolutionary theory, "Evolving Hierarchical Systems" seeks to represent the order in nature by discriminating a hierarchical system and defining the logical boundaries of the concepts inherent in this system (such as time, causality, complexity, partitioning, scale, and polarity). Salthe's basic assumption is that the world is unlimitedly complex. Biology and some other sciences, such as geology and applied physics, have become entangled in this complexity with, the author writes, 'as little ability to negotiate it as a fly in a spider's web'. He argues that biological nature in particular is undercharacterized in our representations, and because of that so is the rest of nature. The book first describes the principles of hierarchical structure and discusses the process of discovering the relevant aspects of the hierarchy of nature.It then brings in the concept of self-reference and moves onto an interpretation and explanation of organic evolution in this framework. While Salthe's focus is in biology, the outline of a hierarchy theory he presents is asserted to be a 'philosophical machine' that can be applied as a hermeneutical tool to many fields of inquiry concerned with change in complex systems. Felt by the author to also be a response to Jacques Monod's "Chance and Necessity", this book is a significant statement on the hierarchical organization of the surface of the earth. It is provocative reading not only for biologists but also for anthropologists, sociologists, geologists, and scientists interested in general systems research.
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Evolving Hierarchical Systems First edition by Salthe, Stanley N. (1985) Hardcover
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- Evolving Hierarchical Systems: Their Structure and Representation , 1985, 343 pages. (1985 343 pages. Hardbound with dust jacket, very good con...)
- Evolving Hierarchical Systems by Stanley N. Salthe (1985-10-21)
Stanley Norman Salthe
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Stanley Norman Salthe, American theoretical biology educator. Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1959; research grantee National Science Foundation, 1966-1970, City University of New York, 1970-1973. With United States Air Force, 1950-1954; Member General Evolutionary Research Group, Washington Evolutionary Systems Society, International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies Biology, American Society Naturalists, Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1959; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1963.
Career
Assistant professor Brooklyn College City University of New York, 1965, associate professor biology, 1971, professor, since 1973. Professor emeritus Brooklyn College, City University of New York, since 1991. Visiting scientist in biological science Binghamton (New York ) University, since 1992.
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Evolving Hierarchical Systems
(A bold effort to find a functional and transactional fram...)
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Evolving Hierarchical Systems: Their Structure and Representation , 1985, 343 pages.
(1985 343 pages. Hardbound with dust jacket, very good con...)
- Evolving Hierarchical Systems First edition by Salthe, Stanley N. (1985) Hardcover
- Evolving Hierarchical Systems by Stanley N. Salthe (1985-10-21)
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Evolving Hierarchical Systems
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With United States Air Force, 1950-1954. Member General Evolutionary Research Group, Washington Evolutionary Systems Society, International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies Biology, American Society Naturalists, Phi Beta Kappa. M C.
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Son of; married Barbara May Salthe, May 23, 1959. Children: Eric Peter, Rebecca May.
