A Systems Study:: The Comparisons of “Whole” and “Parts”

Abstract

Undertakes a systems study, in the language of mathematics, of the concepts of “whole” and “part”. The concepts of linked systems, product systems, Cartesian product systems and inverse limit systems are used to study “wholeness”, and their factor systems are used and considered as “parts”. Discusses comparisons between models of “whole” and between “parts” and “whole”. Presents the application background and poses some open questions.

Citation

Lin, Y. (1992), "A Systems Study:: The Comparisons of “Whole” and “Parts”", Kybernetes, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb005927