Systemic view of life. A holistic view. Kapri F., Louisi P.L.

In the past 30 years, a fundamentally new look at the phenomenon of life has been formed at the advanced borders of scientific knowledge, in which life appears as a systemic phenomenon. More and more attention is paid to issues related to the theory of complexity, with the concepts of networks and models of the organization, which allows us to talk about the emergence of a new scientific method based on systemic thinking.

The proposed book contains numerous ideas, models and theory, composing the basis of a systematic approach to the study of life; All of them are presented in the framework of a single agreed concept. Deep historical excursions and a wide interdisciplinary approach allows the authors to examine in detail the reasons for the emergence of such key concepts of systemic thinking as autopoies, dissipative structures, social networks, systemic understanding of evolution. The results of the application of the system method in healthcare and management theory are discussed, as well as to search for ways to overcome the naked global crisis in the economy and to solve environmental problems.

The book can be useful to students, graduate students, scientists and the widest circle of readers who are interested in systemic analysis of the phenomena of life and the possibility of applying a systematic approach in various fields of human activity - from economics and politics to medicine, psychology and law.