Portland-State-University 2021-2022 Bulletin

SySc 421 Systems Philosophy

A study of ideas central to systems theory and philosophy. The course focuses on concepts rather than mathematics, and organizes systems ideas around the theme of the fundamental "difficulties" (problems, imperfections, modes of failure) encountered by systems of widely differing types. Though these systems ideas often come from the natural sciences and engineering, they are significant also for the social sciences, the professional fields, and even the arts and humanities.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

upper-division standing and/or admission to the Honors College or one SySc cluster course.
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