A Rosen etymology

Chem Biodivers. 2007 Oct;4(10):2296-314. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200790188.

Abstract

This essay contains a few of my interpretations of Robert Rosen's conception of Nature. I shall study the four notions that form the core of his whole-lifetime's scientific work: simple system, mechanism, complex system, and organism. Their set-theoretic interconnections culminate in Rosen's new taxonomy of natural systems.

MeSH terms

  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Systems Biology