Systems Science and Social Systems

(Towards a Formal Theory of Social Systems)

There are many books about systems, but a few about using systems concepts and methods in social systems realm. Some books are pure and technical and some other are ‘long storytelling’ with systems thinking skills ‘buried’ in the amazing puzzles! While systems science implies ‘polyphony’ in its nature, but in practice, there is ‘monophony’ in using it with titles dedicated to specific fields such as business. Texts written by the systems theory pioneers, emphasize on some ‘key points’ which are not present in the texts in social systems realm. Social systems texts are complex and suffer from ambiguities in reaching to a rational, concrete and comprehensive concept of a formal social system. Systems concepts and methods are useful in almost all the knowledge fields and transdisciplinary general text books for different audiences, especially in social systems and sciences realm, can help the readers in their daily dealings and scientific studies. This book, tries to establish a ‘common terminology and platform’ to present the ‘generic concepts and methods of systems’ and extend it to the social systems realm.