System and Time: The Function of Time in Meaning‐constituting Systems

Abstract

The enlistment of time is shown to become indispensable for the continued existence of complex systems in two ways. First, complexity forces the making of selections of meaningful combinations of modal forms that becomes possible through the use of time. Second, the empirical limits of the present and the degree of complexity with which it has to deal require further measures.

Citation

Bednarz, J. (1990), "System and Time: The Function of Time in Meaning‐constituting Systems", Kybernetes, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb005853