Social System Theory of Human Society: Research on Several Issues in Ecological, Economic, and Social Systems

Author: Gui Muwen
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: This book is a pioneering monograph in the interdisciplinary field. The theme is a comprehensive discussion on the synergistic development relationships between humans and nature, humans and the economy and industry, and humans and society, centered on human-centricism. The author divides the complex human society into three subsystems: ecological, economic, and social, and further subdivides them into fifteen grand subsystems, including humans, organisms, natural environments, artificial environments, agriculture, industry, commerce, economic management, families, ethics, religion, science and technology, war, law, and government. The book elaborates on the meanings of these two-tiered systems, analyzes the interdependent relationships between systems, reveals the current chaotic state of the subsystems and their impact on the parent systems, dissects the ideological roots of this chaos, establishes thirteen synergistic principles, and sets up a framework for ordered coordination in five aspects. The book is divided into nine chapters and fifty-one sections, covering cutting-edge popular science knowledge from more than ten disciplines of human society. It integrates natural and social sciences, provides a panoramic view of the past and present both at home and abroad, cites numerous sources, focuses on the bigger picture, and aligns with the trends of the times. Academician Chen Shupeng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences praises the book as a "self-established theory" of the "theory of seeking common ground while reserving differences" and a "scientific guide to living."