On Defining Systems (1995)

https://www.socialsciencethatactuallyworks.com/_files/ugd/d59011_e2ee5a9d2865467d8e75f52d179b3459.pdf

"System: A set of entities that are interdependent with respect to the principle governing the set i.e. the system principle. The system principle is not sui generis to the set but defines a special relation of interdependence between the set and its environment." -- #FredEmery

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