
The Philosophy of Atheism (1916)
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The Social Psychology of Organizations (1966)
The Philosophy of Atheism (1916)
Von Bertalanffy (1956) "General System Theory". In: General Systems, Yearbook of the Society for General Systems Research, vol. 1, 1956.
1950s
Source: Fiction Sets You Free: Literature, Liberty and Western Culture (2007), p. 23.
1950s, "General systems theory," 1956
Source: "The Theory and Practice of Administration", 1936, p. 409; as cited in: Albert Lepawsky (1949), Administration, p. 662-3
Source: The Rise of the Network Society, 1996, p. 500
“Social science means inventing a certain brand of human we can understand.”
Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (2010), p. 95
Quotes 1990s, 1990-1994, Noam Chomsky: A Life of Dissent, 1992
Context: There is a noticeable general difference between the sciences and mathematics on the one hand, and the humanities and social sciences on the other. It's a first approximation, but one that is real. In the former, the factors of integrity tend to dominate more over the factors of ideology. It's not that scientists are more honest people. It's just that nature is a harsh taskmaster. You can lie or distort the story of the French Revolution as long as you like, and nothing will happen. Propose a false theory in chemistry, and it'll be refuted tomorrow.