“Quantitative Analysis of Purposive Systems: Some Spadework at the Foundations of Scientific Psychology“
William T. Powers
Psychological Review, 1978, Vol. 85, No. 5, 417-435
Bill Powers
Modeling systems
William T. Powers (2009) We hear quite a lot about models such as weather models which can be used to predict what will happen in the next few days, or models of colliding galaxies which […]
Bill Powers
Behavior: The Control of Perception
William T. Powers Preface This book represents, I hope, a step on the path back to a concept of man as autonomous, and away from the concept of man as automaton. Yet in allowing my […]
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From Reorganization to Evolution and Back
From Reorganization to Evolution and Back
The concept of reorganization as such is irrefutable, but how can it work? In this essay and final comments, Bill Powers touches on the source and evolution of his thinking over the years. […]