Useful References

For an accessible overview of systems thinking and systems practice see: Skyttner, L. (2006). General Systems Theory: Problems, Perspectives, Practice (2nd Ed.). World Scientific. The founding text of Systems Philosophy is: Laszlo, E. (1972). Introduction to Systems Philosophy: toward a new paradigm of contemporary thought. New York  N.Y.: Harper Torch. For information on the ontological aspects of systems theory see: Bunge, M. (2010). Matter and Mind: A Philosophical Inquiry. New York, NY: Springer. Bunge, M. (2003). The Philosophical Dictionary (Enlarged Ed.). Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. Bunge, M. (1977a). Ontology I: The Furniture of the World. Dordrecht: Reidel. Bunge, M. (1979). Ontology II: A World of Systems. Dordrecht: Reidel. For background on the relationship between ontological frameworks and theory building, see Bunge, M. (2001). Scientific Realism: Selected Essays of Mario Bunge. (M. Mahner, Ed.). Prometheus Books. Dilworth, C. (1996). The Metaphysics of Science: An Account of Modern Science in Terms of Principles, Laws and Theories. Dordrecht: Springer. Wallace, W. A. (1996). The Modeling of Nature: Philosophy of Science and the Philosophy of Nature in Synthesis. The Catholic University of America Press. Other important systems-philosophical works: Bahm, A. (1967). Organicism: the philosophy of interdependence. [New York. Bahm, A. J. (1981). Five Types of Systems Philosophy. International Journal of General Systems, 6(4), 233–237. Bahm, A. J. (1979). The Philosopher’s World Model (First ed.). Westport  Conn.: Greenwood Press. Bateson, G. (1979). Mind and nature: a necessary unity (1st ed.). New York: Dutton. von Bertalanffy, L. (1969). General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications. New York, NY: Braziller. Boulding, K. (1985). The world as a total system. Beverly Hills  Calif.: Sage Publications. Bunge, M. (1977b). The GST challenge to the classical philosophies of science. International Journal of General Systems, 4(1), 29–37. Laszlo, A., & Krippner, S. (1998). Systems Theories: Their origins, foundations, and development. In J. C. Jordan (Ed.), Systems Theories and A Priori Aspects of Perception, Advances in Psychology (Vol. 126, pp. 47–74). Amsterdam: North-Holland/Elsevier. Laszlo, E. (1973). A systems philosophy of human values. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 18(4), 250–259. Laszlo, E. (1995). The Interconnected Universe: Conceptual Foundations of Transdisciplinary Unified Theory. London: World Scientific Publishing Co. Laszlo, E. (2005). Religion versus Science: The Conflict in Reference to Truth Value, not Cash Value. Zygon, 40(1), 57–61. Laszlo, E. (2006a). Science and the Reenchantment of the Cosmos: The Rise of the Integral Vision of Reality. Inner Traditions. Laszlo, E. (2006b). New Grounds for a Re-Union Between Science and Spirituality. World Futures: Journal of General Evolution, 62(1), 3. Rapoport, A. (1986). General System Theory: essential concepts & applications. Cambridge  Mass.: Abacus Press.