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The first page of this document describes the collection of over 100 boxes of Warfield’s papers archived at George Mason University’s Fenwick Library. The remaining pages focus on the Warfield Digital Collection. It highlights the titles Warfield deemed the best and provides Warfield’s own way of categorizing his work.

A review of Warfield’s An Introduction to Systems Science written by Scott Staley.


A review of Warfield’s An Introduction to Systems Science written by Ray Harrell. Sent as an email and published on Amazon.com

Content in this article draws from chapter three of Warfield’s last book “Generic Design Science.”



Sunday, 14 June 2015 16:09

Science as a Vulnerable System

An abstract that lists six concepts as subsystems of Science in the large.



Sunday, 14 June 2015 16:09

A Matching Question

Explores how to design an academic curriculum for higher education that actually prepares graduates to be in leadership positions where they can work with the complex issues facing the world. Includes photographs of an Interactive Management Workshop held in Kalamazoo, MI, in August 2007.



Sunday, 14 June 2015 16:09

THE EVOLUTION OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE

An unfinished book manuscript that explores the history of Systems Science. Includes pictures of important figures along with small blurbs about their work. It was going to conclude with the current Systems Science interest in behavioral psychology and social problems.

 

Letters between Warfield and Ralph Siu in regards to Warfield’s open letter that advocated a structural model of the Panetics Society’s goals. Warfield provides an itemized list of criteria for a good model, with short paragraphs on Premature Quantification, Model Structuring, Element Designation, Shared Linguistic Domain, Carefully Selected Relationship Type, Use of ISM, Time Allotment, Preparing a Written Interpretation of Model Structure and Incorporating Quantitative Aspects.