BCSSS Lecture Series “Systems Science and Medicine”
Systems science applications in medicine are known since the 1950s when Ludwig von Bertalanffy was founding his general theory of living systems. At present, by new technological and formal methods in modern biology and medicine this perspective gets new support. The emerging field of Systems Medicine aims at a systemic…
Bertalanffy Lecture 2014: “Systems Medicine” by Prof. Dr.Dr.Dr. Felix Tretter
The Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science welcomes the renowned expert Felix Tretter and invites you to join us for the Bertalanffy Lecture 2014 on Systems Medicine on Friday, 19 December 2014, 15:00 at the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science, Paulanergasse 13/5, 1040 Vienna, Austria. The…
Ludwig von Bertalanffy PhD Scholarship awarded
The Ludwig von Bertalanffy PhD Scholarship was awarded to Asimina Koukou from Greece for a period of three years. She convinced the Scholarship Committee set up by the Bertalanffy Center in a competitive interview with four candidates after scrutinising the applications. Her Phd research supervised by Prof. Katharine Sarikakis at…
Mechanisms as causes for societal development
Social scientists are inclined to talk of social “mechanisms” to designate that which brings about effects in the course of development. “Mechanisms” are the causes for the reproduction of society and its transformation as well. However, “mechanisms” are not strictly deterministic as mechanical causations might be. They depend on the…
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