[Fwd: teleonomic, teric, etc]

Bruce Edmonds (b.edmonds@MMU.AC.UK)
Wed, 7 Feb 1996 12:59:45 +0000


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From: Hans-Cees Speel <HANSS@sepa.tudelft.nl>
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Subject: teleonomic, teric, etc
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Dear listmembers, a little system science question.
In system science there is a distinction between teleologic,
teleonomic and teleoretic. Can somebody give me a reference or strait
explanation where it is clearly lined out what the difference is?

thanks

Hans-Cees

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