Correspondence logical openness in systems
Arne Collen, Gianfranco Minati, Emanuele Ciapessoni · Systems Research · 1994
From General Systems Theory, the open systems concept is re-examined introducing a hierarchy based on context, modeling communication and meta relation, and the concept of kinds of openness. A hierarchy is proposed in one kind of openness: logical. Logical openness is described and a dialectical, dynamic view is proposed in place of the static view. A system fluctuates in time between closed and open. The ability to decide is at the upper level of the hierarchy of openness, which we term the reflexive level. The levels of the hierarchy are discussed.